Adam Sandler Shines In Teaser Trailer For LeBron James' 'Hustle'

Directed by Jeremiah Zagar and produced by legendary basketball star LeBron James, the 2022 film "Hustle" is an upcoming sports drama starring the comedian, filmmaker, and actor Adam Richard Sandler.

Sandler's role in this movie is one that produces the next successful NBA star, in addition to his part in several other Hollywood movies, which in combination have grossed over $2 billion at the box office.

The movie was inspired by a screenplay by Will Fetters and Taylor Materne and co-starred Queen Latifah and Juancho Hernangómez, Utah Jazz Player. Recently, the first trailer for the film was released and showed fans a bit of Sandler's role.

The sports film "Hustle" revolves around the life of the basketball scout Stanley Sugarman (who is played by Sandler) as he discovers an international athlete with unique skill and talent (played by Juancho Hernangómez) and a disturbing past.

An official logline of the film provides that the basketball scout "takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval." Also, that they must be victorious "against all odds" as they "have one final shot to prove they have what it takes to make it in the NBA."

The trailer also showed the scout giving the aspiring professional athlete a word of encouragement before a game. "Let's face it: It's you against you out there. When you walk on that court, you have to think, 'I am the best guy out there.' "he said. Then he added, "So let me ask you again: Do you love this game?"

Fans certainly found it iconic that James, who is a renowned NBA star, produced a sports drama film that revolves around the NBA. This also strengthened their faith in the movie's success as James, with the cooperation of Maverick Carter, his business partner, produced the movie with their company, Springhill Entertainment.

While fans are excited for his involvement in this project, LeBron has also made a name in the Hollywood production space in recent times with other films, including "The Promise" in 2016, "The Wall" in 2017, the 2021 family/comedy "Space Jam: A New Legacy," and several other successful projects.

Sandler's role as the rule-breaking coach in the inspirational sports drama marked the ninth time he has starred in a Netflix movie, as he currently has an eight-year-long relationship with the company.

In 2014, the 55-year-old signed a movie deal with Netflix, which yielded four movies, "The Ridiculous 6" in 2015, "The Do Over" in 2016, the comedy film "Sandy Wexler" in 2017, and "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)" alongside "Star Wars" star, Adam Driver.

Since then, Sandler has extended his movie deal with the company by starring in other dramas, including the 2018 comedy film "The Week Of," the musical comedy "100% Fresh" in the same year, "Murder Mystery" in 2019, and "Hubie Halloween" in 2020.

Sandler recently revealed to fans that there would be a second "Murder Mystery" film and shared behind-the-scenes photos with co-star Jennifer Aniston on social media. The two would be revisiting their characters Audrey Spitz (played by Aniston) and Nick (played by Sandler) in "Murder Mystery 2."

One of the videos Sandler posted showed the cast and crew walking around as Sandler threw up peace signs. The post was captioned, "Back to work with my buddy. #MurderMystery2." Fans are excited for "Murder Mystery 2," but definitely can't wait for "Hustle," which airs on June 10th on Netflix.

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