Quentin Tarantino reveals he wrote a role specifically for Adam Sandler Incredible bastards but the comic actor eventually turned it down because he was already busy filming Judd Apatows funny people.
Sergeant Donny “The Bear Jew” Donowitz, played by Eli Roth in the 2009 war film, was written for Sandler, Tarantino confirmed. The filmmaker appeared on Bill Maher club chance Podcast, which also features Apatow, and drops him.
Tarantino said he met Apatow while filming the cameo Little Nickiin which Sandler played the lead role.
“I feel bad for doing this funny people With Sandler, I didn’t know it was exactly when you tried to use him on Inglorious Basterds,” Apatow said (via Collider ).
Ultimately, even though Tarantino wanted Sandler to be there Incredible bastardshe said Sandler does funny people to fit better
“Of course he must have made yours over the whole thing. I mean, you start with the videotape of you as kids,” he said. “But yes, Bear Jew would… I wrote Bear Jew for Adam Sandler. when i did it Little Nicki, he says to me, ‘Oh man, can I hit Nazis with a bat? Damn script! Brilliant! I can not wait! I can not wait!’ He was like saying to any Jewish man, “I’m going to play that guy who beats Nazis with a bat.”
Tarantino then joked about Apatow choosing the best Jewish actors for his film, saying, “Seth Rogen and all the good Jews did it funny people. I kill Hitler with baseball bats and there are no good Jews! David Krumholtz, nobody! All the good Jews were all wrapped up! I’m doing the Jewish male fantasy!”
Writer: Armando Tinico
Source: Deadline
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