Adam Sandler Now Belongs To Netflix

Netflix may be on the rise as far as original content goes, but it still seems like a place creators land if they don’t have many other options. Recent news that Netflix would pretty much be the only home for the upcoming Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel, for instance, sort of comes with the slight notion that the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel probably wouldn’t have been all that big theatrically to begin with.

Now even that appears to be changing. Last night it was announced that Adam Sandler, a guy who makes mostly successful films overall, will make four movies exclusively for the company. Why would Adam Sandler do this? Luckily for us, he offered an extremely thorough and eloquent answer:

“When these fine people came to me with an offer to make four movies for them, I immediately said yes for one reason and one reason only: Netflix rhymes with ‘wet chicks.’ Let the streaming begin!”

What a guy! It can only be assumed that Sandler has no idea what Netflix is and bases all his business decisions around whether or not some part of them rhymes with words that would make a sixth grader giggle. I’d scoff, but he seems to be doing well for himself.

What kind of films will Sandler bring to Wetchicks? So far no one knows. No one has any idea at all what sort of content he will create. There’s simply no way to look at his body of work and come up with a set of general expectations. His genius is too varied and eclectic.