Actor and comedian Adam Sandler has taken on more serious movie roles recently, but his comedies foreshadowed this career change years ago. While he may be known for his Happy Madison comedies like Hustle. While this shift in performances may be dramatic, Adam Sandler has revealed that he has been setting himself up for these new roles since the beginning.
After getting his start on Punch Drunk Love in 2002. Now, Sandler has revitalized his drama career, becoming one of the most popular dramatic actors in recent years.
Adam Sandler's Serious Movie Potential Was Clear In His Comedy Persona
Although many may have looked over Adam Sandler as a dramatic actor, his potential was evident in his comedic roles. Adam Sandler touched on this in The Hollywood Reporter's actor roundtable, which saw Sandler sit down with Ke Huy Quan, Brendan Fraser, Colin Farrell, and others. In the interview, host Scott Feinberg mentions that Punch Drunk Love writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson "saw something of kind of rage in the Adam Sandler comedic persona and said why don't we channel this into drama, right? So it wasn't like it was a dropping of what was done before, it was just channeling it." Adam Sandler then agrees with this sentiment, proving that he has been ready to show off his acting chops since his comedy beginnings.
Adam Sandler's movie roles often see the actor playing sarcastic rage-filled characters, and although it may be played up for laughs, that quality makes him ideal for drama roles. In Uncut Gems, Sandler plays an arrogant, stressed-out character who can barely hold things together. Sandler's role as Howie Ratner could easily be put in a Happy Madison film, as he's not all that different from Sandler's previous performances. The dramas that Adam Sandler is in ar just another take on his typical characters, pointing out the tragedy instead of the comedy.
How Adam Sandler's Silliest Comedic Roles Still Foreshadowed Serious Roles
Adam Sandler's silliest comedy roles have featured some incredibly goofy and over-the-top characters, with a major recent example being Sandler's character in Hubie Halloween. These characters may be outrageous, but so are the characters in Sandler's dramatic roles. Adam Sandler never plays a reserved or quiet character, with him starring as unhinged, bombastic personalities in all his films, comedies, and dramas alike. Although it may not seem like it, Adam Sandler's comedy movies have prepared him for the drama roles he has taken in the past and the ones he will take in the future.
