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Adam Sandler is ready to put the suit back in the closet.
The 59-year-old actor and co-star Laura Dern recently spoke with Entertainment Tonight about their new movie Jay Kelly. Before the interview began, Sandler admitted that he had been wearing more suits than usual throughout this press tour.
“It was horrible,” the actor said. “I don’t like that feeling.”
“I only have three suits and I don’t like one of them,” he continued, adding that he doesn’t like any part of the suit.
“I can’t stand my pants,” he said. “I can’t stand jackets and stupid shirts. I hate them all.”
Even when he was praised for his new appearance, he replied, “No…thank you.”
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The Uncut Gems star is known for his typically relaxed look, which consists of a hoodie or printed button-up shirt, baggy shorts, socks, and sneakers. But while promoting Jay Kelly, which stars George Clooney in the title role, he had to trade that look for a sleek suit.
At the New York Film Festival premiere in September, Clooney, 64, told PEOPLE that he’s influenced Sandler’s recent style. He even insisted that Sandler start incorporating suits into his wardrobe.
“I actually had Adam wear the suit,” Clooney told PEOPLE on the red carpet on September 29. “Don’t you think he looks better than those big baggy shorts?”
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These baggy shorts are Sandler’s signature style and are on trend. In an interview with Complex magazine in July, the comedian said it was “funny as hell” that he had “unintentionally become a style icon”.
Sandler’s style has spawned the “Sandlercore” or “Madame Sandler” trend on TikTok. In August 2024, he told PEOPLE that he doesn’t know how to feel about his appearance becoming popular, adding, “But here I am wearing goofy clothes and I don’t know. I don’t think about it.”
Clooney made some notes about Sandler’s style, but praised his co-star’s performance.
“This movie, more than anything Adam has ever done, shows what a beautiful, heartfelt, soulful actor he is,” Clooney told Vanity Fair in August. “I kept saying to the cast, ‘Don’t call him the Sandman. Don’t talk about him like he’s just some goofy comedian. He’s actually really beautiful and a great actor.'”
The film’s synopsis says it “follows famed film actor Jay Kelly (Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Sandler) as they embark on a dizzying and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe.” “In the process, they are forced to confront the choices they have made, their relationships with their loved ones, and the legacy they will leave behind.”
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Jay Kelly will be released in select theaters on November 14th, then on Netflix on December 5th.
