Adam Sandler's new Netflix movie casts Paul Dano and Kunal Nayyar

Paul Dano and Kunal Nayyar
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Paul Dano and Kunal Nayy🍎ar have joined Adam Sandler in the upcoming Netflix sci-fi comedy, Spaceman, reports. Carey M𒊎ulligan has previously been confirmed to star.

Spaceman follows an astronaut (Sandler) who's sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust as he finds his earthly life falling to pieces. He turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together – which just happens to be𝔉long to a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship. Mulligan will play Sandler's character's wife, but Dano and Nayyar's roles haven't been confirmed.

Johan Renck, the Emmy-winning director of the HBO series Chernobyl, will direct the movie. He's also directed episodes of Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, and Vikings, and he's an executive producer on the upcoming 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Last of Us TV show. The movie's host of producers☂ includes Channiܫng Tatum.

Dano is an actor with a hefty resumé, including 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:There Will Be Blood, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Little Miss Sunshine, and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:12 Years a Slave. His other upcoming roles include The Riddler in 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Batman, Matt Reeves' reimagining of the Caped Crusader, and a character 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:inspired by Steven Spielberg's father in a movie based on the filmmaker's c♊hildhood in Arizona. He previously worked with Mulligan on his directorial debut Wildlife, which she starred in opposite Jake Gyllenhaal. 

Meanwhile, Nayyar is best known for his role in the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, which ran from 2007 to 2019. He's currently shooting theℱ series Suspicion, an upcoming series for Apple TV Plus starring Uma Thurman. 

While we wait for Spaceman to arrive on the streamer, check out our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Netflix movies that you can watch right now.

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