Adam Sandler has revealed that he had the name changed for Julia Fox’s character in his upcoming movie Uncut Gems – because she shared the same name as his daughter.
The actor is leaving behind his usual comedy roots for the upcoming drama film – which will see his character, Howard Ratner, embark on an affair with mistress Julia (Julia Fox) – while still a married man to wife Dinah (Idina Menzal).
However, the character of Julia was originally named Sadie – which also happens to be the name of Adam’s oldest daughter, who he shares with wife Jackie Titone, alongside 11-year-old Sunny.
Speaking on the red carpet of the film’s premiere in Hollywood, Julia told Entertainment Tonight: ‘My character’s name was originally supposed to be Sadie. But that’s his daughter’s name, so he actually had it switched for that to make it easier on the girls.’
‘And I said, “You can’t have my daughter’s name in this movie,”’ Adam responded.
So in the end, the character was renamed to Julia – which is also the name of the actress playing her.
And it’s not like Sadie will be finding this out anytime soon – as Adam has revealed that he does not want his children to be watching this particular film until they are much older.
‘My wife can handle it all. My wife encouraged me to do the movie,’ the 53-year-old stated. ‘[As for] my kids, I said I don’t want them to see this until maybe 60 or 70.’
The star also revealed that the movie has received quite a bit of praise from critics ahead of its release.
‘Honestly, I love the movie,’ he gushed. ‘I love those Safdie brothers [directors], and when it gets praise from other people, I’m very happy for the boys, I’m very happy for everybody.’
And the film definitely looks to be a hit – it’s already sitting at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and has also won three awards from the National Board Of Review – including a Best Actor gong for Adam.
Uncut Gems will hit cinemas on 25 December.
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