Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore aren’t strangers to each other. Having already starred together in THE WEDDING SINGER (1998) and 50 FIRST DATES (2004), they’ve both obviously heard the saying ‘If it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it’, as the pair are set to star in yet another romantic comedy.
Up until recently the film was titled BLENDED, but that has since changed to THE FAMILYMOON (because that’s so much better…). Sandler and Barrymore play a new couple whose blind date goes badly wrong. In the wake of this, they end up at a family resort, dragging their previous-relationship children behind them. Barrymore’s ex-husband Joel McHale (THE SOUP) tags along, with her best friend Wendi McLendon-Covey (BRIDESMAIDS) not far behind. TV comedienne Chelsea Handler was originally cast in the ‘best friend’ role, but McLendon-Covey is a more than suitable replacement.
These collaboration comedies always seem to do quite well with the general public, but bomb in the eyes of critics. Will this be another occurrence? We’ll have to wait and see.
THE FAMILYMOON is set for a US release from 23rd May 2014.
Source: ComingSoon
