Beloved comediansAdam Sandlerand Bill Burr join forces inLeo, an upcoming animated comedy from Netflix, for which a new trailer has now been set free. Coming courtesy of the streaming giant,Leofinds Sandler voicing the titular character, a 74-year-old lizard who, alongside his turtle friend Squirtle (Bill Burr), decides to escape from the Florida school classroom where they have been living for decades. And all in the name of experiencing life before it’s too late. Check out the newly released trailer forLeobelow:
Alongside the new trailer, you can also check out a detailed synopsis forLeobelow courtesy of Netflix.
“Actor and comedian Adam Sandler delivers signature laughs in this coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school – as seen through the eyes of a class pet. Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher. It ends up being the strangest but most rewarding bucket list ever…”
Directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, and David Wachtenheim, written by Robert Smigel, Adam Sandler, and Paul Sado, and produced by Sandler’s production company Happy Madison,Leohas amassed a stellar castalongside the lead duo of Adam Sandler and Bill Burr.
The rest of the cast includes Cecily Strong (SNL) as the voice of Mrs. Malkin, Sadie Sandler (You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah) as the voice of Jayda, Jason Alexander (Seinfeld) as the voice of Jayda’s dad, Sunny Sandler (Grown Ups) as the voice of Summer, and Jackie Sandler (Hotel Transylvania) as the voice of Jayda’s mom, as well as Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once), Jo Koy (The Monkey King), Heidi Gardner (SNL), Nick Swardson (Reno 911!), Nicholas Turturro (NYPD Blue), Robert Smigel (SNL), and finally frequent Sandler collaborator Rob Schneider (Hubie Halloween).
Leois due to land on Netflix on August 05, 2025.
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Adam Sandler Will Try Something Different with the Netflix Sci-Fi, Spaceman
Adam Sandler has seen much success partnering with Netflix, with theHappy Gilmorestar continuing to do so with the recent comedyYou Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah. Based on the 2005 young adult novel of the same name,You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvahlanded on the streaming platform back in August and has sincebeen met with rave reviews from critics.
Sandler will team-up with Netflix again for something a little different inSpaceman, an upcoming sci-fi comedy-drama which finds theUncut Gemsactor starring as an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust finds his earthly life falling to pieces. Seemingly all alone, he turns to a mysterious voice. A voice that just so happens to belong to a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship.
Directed by Johan Renck and written by Colby Day and starring Paul Dano, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, and Isabella Rossellini alongside Sandler,Spacemanis scheduled to be released by Netflix in 2024.
