Ad-Rock Joins Ad-Sandler In New Netflix Thriller Time Out

A new thriller starring Adam Sandler is coming to Netflix, and it's also got Adam Horovitz, aka Ad-Rock. Time Out will be directed by Scott Cooper, who did the recent Springsteen movie.

The cast also has Willem Dafoe, Gaby Hoffmann, F. Murray Abraham, and Steve Zahn. Here's the synopsis for Time Out:

Based on the French film L’Emploi du temps by Laurent Cantet and Robin Campillo, when Vincent is fired from his job, he can’t bring himself to tell his wife and family. Rather than reveal the truth, he spins a web of lies to conceal his situation. He escalates his lies further when he creates an investment scheme and asks friends to contribute. His deception threatens to overwhelm his life and his family.

"I first encountered Laurent Cantet’s film in 2001, and it’s lived with me ever since," Cooper says. "I’ve been thinking about revisiting it for years, but now felt like the right moment — we’re living in a time where questions of identity, work, and self-worth have become impossible to ignore."

The former Beastie Boy's last acting gig was 2017's Golden Exits, though he appeared in the 2020 documentary Have A Good Trip. A couple years ago he and the other Beastie Boys sued Chili's. Not really relevant, but I felt like mentioning. There's no release date for Time Out yet.