Adam Sandler stars as Jakub, an astronaut journeying to a mysterious cloud off Jupiter
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Few prospects are as exciting as a new dramatic turn from Adam Sandler, but Spaceman director Johan Renck is even more besotted by the star than most, telling Teasers, ‘I love him as an actor, and I’ve grown to have a very deep, profound love for him as a human being.’
But despite his admiration, his goal was to ‘make a character that is zero Adam Sandler. Even in Punch-Drunk Love or Uncut Gems, there’s always an aspect of Adam, which is great, but I really wanted to diminish that. I told Adam, “I want to turn you into me.”’