In 2011, the film premiered in cinemas worldwide “Fake wife”, a romantic comedy that starred Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston, in a fun plot full of confusion. At the time, the production had a good reception with the public and grossed around US$214 million at the box office, but it did not have the same result with specialized critics, who gave negative marks to the feature film.
In fact, the film was nominated for a Golden Raspberry and won the award for worst actor and worst director, in addition to having critical reviews on several other press portals. Despite this, fans of the production must have wondered if the story would continue, but, apparently, the producers chose to finish the plot and There is no information about the intention to continue the plot.
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston together in new films
Although “Pretend Wife” did not get a sequel, the protagonists Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston worked together again, in “Mediterranean Mystery”. The film was produced for Netflix and generated good audience numbers when it debuted on streaming in 2019.
With this good reception, the platform continued to invest in the duo and, in 2023, Sandler and Aniston returned to their respective characters to participate in “Mystery in Paris”, continuing the romantic action comedy. At the time of its release, the actress spoke about the new project to The Hollywood Reporter, stating that she was happy to have the opportunity to work together again:
“We were saying that we would love to be able to do something serious together – not that it’s not serious, but more on the dramatic side.”said Aniston. “I just think he’s also an excellent dramatic actor, and it’s not easy to swing back and forth.”
