Sandler Reunites With Director For New Comedy

Director Dennis Dugan is set to reteam with frequent collaborator Adam Sandler for the comedy "You Don't Mess With the Zohan.".

Director Dennis Dugan is set to reteam with frequent collaborator Adam Sandler for the comedy "You Don't Mess With the Zohan."

The Columbia Pictures film centers on a Mossad agent (Sandler) who fakes his death so he can move to New York and become a hairstylist. Rob Schneider already has boarded the project as an East Yistannen cab driver.

Dugan previously directed Sandler in "Happy Gilmore" and "Big Daddy." He also directed "Benchwarmers" for Sandler's Happy Madison production company.

He most recently shot "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," which stars Sandler and Kevin James as straight firefighters who pretend to be gay so that they can receive domestic partnmer benefits. It comes out in July.

Shooting for "Zohan" will begin in the summer in Los Angeles and New York. Columbia is eyeing a summer 2008 release.