Adam Sandler has lined up a ridiculous cast for Ridiculous 6, a Happy Madison production that will be the first film under his groundbreaking deal with Netflix, TheWrap has learned.
Great news Twilight fans, The Wrap has reported that Taylor Lautner will be starring alongside Adam Sandler in the first film that got the green light on Netflix,
According to insiders close to the project, Sandler will star alongside Grown Ups 2 frat boy Taylor Lautner, three-time Oscar nominee Nick Nolte, The Voice judge Blake Shelton and comedian Whitney Cummings, as well as Happy Madison regulars Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Dan Aykroyd, Will Forte, Nick Swardson, Terry Crews, Jon Lovitz and Vanilla Ice, the latter of whom stole several scenes in That’s My Boy.
The cast is also expected to include Luke Wilson, Steve Zahn, Danny Trejo, Saturday Night Live alum Chris Parnell and Breaking Bad’s Lavell Crawford, according to sources.
Ridiculous 6 puts a comedic spin on ensemble westerns like The Magnificent Seven.
Insiders describe the roles as follows: Sandler will play man who grew up as an orphan among an Indian tribe. Lautner, Schneider, Wilson and Crews are poised to play his half-brothers, while the final half-brother has yet to be cast.
Nolte will play Sandler’s long-lost father; Parnell a bank manager; Lovitz a wealthy industrialist and Cummings his flirtatious wife. Forte and Trejo will play the leaders of rival gangs, while Buscemi will play a local jack-of-all-trades.
In a fun bit of casting, Shelton (who just hosted “Saturday Night Live”) is in line to play Wyatt Earp, while Vanilla Ice has been tipped to play Mark Twain.
