Howard Ratner: Last News

Adam Sandler has given new details about his upcoming project with Josh and Benny Safdie, who he worked with on the critically-acclaimed 2019 film Uncut Gems.'I'm going to do a movie with the Safdie brothers and we're supposed to start in the late winter, right,' the 56-year-old actor told Vanity Fair Tuesday.The Brooklyn, New York native opened up about the dedication he and the filmmakers have toward the project. The latest: Adam Sandler, 56, has given new details about his upcoming project with Josh and Benny Safdie, who he worked with on the critically-acclaimed 2019 Uncut Gems.

tribute speech in honor of his friend Adam Sandler being awarded this year’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the comedian called out the Oscars for snubbing the “Uncut Gems” star.“I’ve known this guy for 30 years,” Rock, 58, said of Sandler, 56, during his speech from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.“The Oscars, you know, they’re f–king a–holes,” he continued. “And if they don’t want to give my man his props, we will tonight.”Rock appeared to be referencing Sandler’s lack of a nomination for his role as New York City jeweler Howard Ratner in the 2019 film, “Uncut Gems.” Sandler’s role was highly praised, with some even calling it the “finest” performance in his entire career — including The Post.The movie grossed over $500 million domestically on a $19 million budget, according to box office stats.Along with glowing reviews, it even scored an award from the USA National Board of Review as a “top ten film.”However, the Josh and Benny Safdie-directed film was not nominated for any Oscars.In response to the snub, Sandler tweeted out a message at the time, writing, “Bad news: Sandman gets no love from the Academy.

Ethan Shanfeld While toasting Adam Sandler at the Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night, Chris Rock called out the Oscars for snubbing his performance in “Uncut Gems.” Honoring his longtime pal and “Grown Ups” co-star with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, Rock said “nobody comes even close” to Sandler’s turn as the gambling-addicted jeweler Howard Ratner in the Safdie brothers’ 2019 film. “The Oscars, you know, they’re fucking assholes, and if they don’t want to give my man his props, then we will tonight,” Rock said (via People). The comedian also joked about his own Oscars experience, referencing the 2022 ceremony when Will Smith walked onstage and slapped Rock. He compared the incident to the attack against Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul, who was hospitalized after a man broke into his San Francisco home and beat him with a hammer.

If there’s one good thing about staying in self-imposed quarantine from COVID-19, it’s that it gives you plenty of time to catch up on your Netflix watchlist.

He plays gambling addict and Diamond District jeweler Howard Ratner in the critically praised film Uncut Gems.And during filming, co-director Josh Safdie revealed that Adam Sandler had a scary moment where he tried to tap out during a fight scene, only for his co-star to mistakenly believe he was doing that as his character.'Sandler's so in it, he's so into the character that it started to actually get a little scary one or two times, because he's getting choked at one point in the scene and there were all these cues,' Josh told Entertainment Weekly.