SANDLER + JAMES TAKE NEW MOVIE TO GAY GROUPS
Funnymen ADAM SANDLER and KEVIN JAMES took their new movie to the leaders of U.S. gay rights groups - to make sure the release wouldn't be rocked by protests. The two stars play fire fighters who pretend to be a gay couple so they can receive domestic partner benefits in "I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry".
And James reveals the pair was so concerned the comedy would upset gay groups, they screened it for them well ahead of the film's release date (20Jul07) in an effort to make sure they wouldn't be offending anyone. The portly actor says, "We screened it for (gay rights group) GLAAD because we certainly didn't want to offend anybody in any way.
The main reason of this movie is really just to make people laugh and that's all we wanted to do. "When you pick a subject like this, you're honestly gonna have to walk that line and you want to show what it's like out there. "These guys are idiots in a way. They learn tolerance, what it's about, and what happens when they have to pretend to be this way.
That's basically it, but we're certainly not trying to tell people how to live their lives in any way, shape, or form. "We are just basically hoping people will go and laugh and have a good time with it without making light of the subject itself."
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