Adam Sandleris seeing green in his upcoming animated filmLeo.
In theNetflixmusical comedy, the actor voices a 74-year-old class-pet lizard named Leo, who plans his escape after being stuck in a Florida school for decades.
When Leo learns he has only a year left to live, he hatches a plan to break free — only to find himself caught up in the problems of his students following the arrival of a mean substitute teacher.
“I tell you what, one kid calls me ‘Lizzy’ this year … I quit,” Leo says in the teaser trailer, adding later, “I don’t know, I got a feeling this year is going to be different — something big is going to happen."
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Adam Sandler in New York City on Dec. 2, 2019;Leo(2023).Roy Rochlin/WireImage, Netflix
Roy Rochlin/WireImage, Netflix
Leo is then seen embarking on a series of adventures as he discovers life outside of his cage, and the journey appears to end up being the most peculiar-yet-rewarding bucket list ever.
As well as starring in the film, Sandler wroteLeowithRobert Smigeland Paul Sado. Smigel, 63, co-directed the film with Robert Marianetti and David Wachtenheim.
Sandler has appeared in several animated films over the course of his career, in such titles asEight Crazy Nightsand theHotel Transylvaniaseries. And the actor’s latest is a family affair, as he stars alongside wife of 20 yearsJackie Sandlerand their two daughtersSadie, 17, and Sunny, 14.
The rest ofLeo’s voice cast includes Smigel as well asCecily Strong,Jason Alexander,Rob Schneider,Jo Koy,Heidi Gardner,Nick Swardson,Stephanie Hsuand Nicholas Turturro.
Leo(2023).Netflix
Netflix
Sunny and Sadie alsostar alongside their dadin the new Netflix filmYou Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, released Aug. 25 and based on an adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s 2005 novel of the same name.
Earlier this month,a trailer was releasedfor the film showing seventh-grade student Stacy (Sunny) fantasizing about her dream bat mitzvah with her friend Lydia (Samantha Lorraine), as they also dream of owning “adjoining lofts in Tribeca” in the same building asTaylor Swift.
Jackie, 48, makes a cameo in the trailer as a woman named Gabi, who rings the family’s doorbell during an argument involving Sandler’s character at a party.
Leois available for streaming exclusively on Netflix Nov. 21.
source: people.com
