Adam Sandler as Homer Simpson is the perfect live action casting I never even considered

Recently, a life-struggle The Simpsons
Concept trailer gained attention online, and I’m pretty sure its Homer Simpson casting is genius. The AI Simpsons Trailer, shared by Multiverse of AI on YouTube, has some questionable choices – like Steve Buscemi as Mr. Burns, mostly glaring – but in Sandler, I just can’t shake the feeling that it’s struck gold.

The question of Disney making a live-action The Simpsons Movie has always hung around in the background, with fans of the long-running sitcom periodically suggesting their casting picks for a remake. The rise of AI has seen more straightforward live-action remake concepts that tend to transform the animated characters into real-world approximations.

Casting a live action Simpsons Movies with established actors always prove more difficult, because they are familiar with everyone The Simpsons Throw, and how … funny they look. One way Anderson-style Simpsons Pitch attracted viral attention, but failed to cast that one character in The Simpsons Who would need to be completely nailed. But I really think This is as close to a breakthrough as a live-action casting of Homer Simpson will get.

Adam Sandler’s live-action The Simpsons trailer does 2 things right

Life-struggle The Simpsons Concepts are always subjective, of course, which opens them up to some fairly wild casting choices. Purists will, of course, suggest that Fox’s first family should look the part. The trouble there, though, is that the Simpsons are yellow, four of them have reality and physics-defying hairstyles, and nobody looks like that.

As a Simpsons Fan – not lapsed, not cynical – I would watch a live-action movie almost as enthusiastically as I would watch the development Hell-bound The Simpsons Movie 2. I suspect a lot of fans are in the same position, with the same hold-ups: Casting would almost have to ignore the original characters for the movie to work. When I watched the Adam Sandler live-action Simpsons Trailer, I had an epiphany: he is the perfect answer to do just that.

Back in 1994, The Flintstones Live-action movie cast John Goodman, who looked nothing like Fred Flintstone, but got through his own charm. His Fred became a towering approximation with bulging biceps, and my image of Fred Flintstone changed forever (positively, I must limit, I really like the movie). Seeing Sandler Homer inspired the same feelings, because You can actually connect the dots from Sandler’s best movies to Homer Simpson…

Adam Sandler has basically played Homer Simpson multiple times

In a moment, the ideal candidate for Homer Simpson in live-action would be someone who knows how to play a lovable Shelly, who improbably succeeds in almost every endeavor, despite his obvious disadvantages. It’s also the blueprint for almost every single Adam Sandler movie character, handily.

Sandler’s movie accolades read like they belong to Homer Simpson: He won a pro golf tour; won a Bourbon Bowl as MVP; He played in the NFL; was embarrassed in the NFL; He met Satan, angels and demons; He has amassed incredible cumulative wealth and also maintains an everyman appeal that Hollywood would bottle if it could. And In almost every movie, he has a stable family (albeit with some dysfunction thrown in), who generally adore him.

In other words, he’s well-versed in playing exactly the kind of person Frank Grimes would despise. I don’t know how we all missed it for so long. Adam Sandler is the perfect actor to play Homer Simpson.

Seriously, Adam Sandler is the perfect Homer Simpson casting

Simultaneously with the concerns about TV-accurate looks, fan casting choices like Nick Offerman inevitably over-reach on what The Simpsons Would be if it was remodeled. Suggesting Oscar-winners and the highest caliber of available talent would be involved is somewhat laughable, after all. It is too much of a poisoned chalice. In fact, I’d struggle to name a live-action remake of a favorite cartoon that’s actually any good. Okay, maybe Scooby-doo counts.

While he has made some truly excellent serious movies, viz Uncut Gems And Punch-drunk love, Sandler is certainly at his best when he plays characters like Happy Gilmore. He can balance physical comedy with hair-trigger, hilarious rage, which Homer is no stranger to, and he is one of the most loved working actors in Hollywood. I am completely convinced.

Sandler would also be key to unlocking box office gold. His work has made more than $3 billion at the global box office, and his current Netflix deal basically guarantees a top streaming chart position for whatever he makes. Especially when he makes exactly the kind of goofball, love comedies that a live-action The Simpsons Movie should be.