Having now signed on for a total of eight movies with Netflix – one untitled film remains from the original contract – Sandler has become the first huge star to completely bypass cinemas.
“Love working with Netflix and collaborating with them,” Sandler said in a statement, picked up by Variety.
The first two of Adam Sandler’s Netflix films may have been met with critical disdain – The Ridiculous 6 holds 0% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes while The Do-Over stands at 5% – but subscribers must love them.
“I love how passionate they are about making movies and getting them out there for the whole world to see.