EXCLUSIVE: Brothers Josh and Benny Safdie have begun rounding out the cast for their new Netflix movie, with Megan Thee Stallion now in talks to star alongside their Uncut Gems collaborator Adam Sandler, according to multiple sources.
Netflix declined to comment. Specifics as to the plot, and even the title of the new film remain tightly under wraps, though Sandler recently confirmed its setting in the world of sports memorabilia.
The Safdies will direct from their own script and also serve as producers on the pic, which is gearing up for production this summer.
Megan Thee Stallion (née Megan Pete) is a chart-topping rapper and singer who has previously appeared on the series P-Valley (Starz), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+) and Good Girls (NBC) and makes her feature debut opposite Nathan Lane, Bowen Yang and Megan Mullally in the R-rated musical comedy F***ing Identical Twins, from Borat helmer Larry Charles.
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