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Mar 11, 2022 · The Julia in the movie is Sandler's girlfriend and an employee at his jewelry store. She's intensely rough-and-tumble, which is something Fox relates to.
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Aug 19, 2017 · Their first feature, the 71-minute “The Pleasure of Being Robbed” — which Josh directed and Benny produced — was a meandering 16mm narrative co-starring Josh and his then-girlfriend...
Dec 13, 2019 · Josh and Benny Safdie spent a decade trying to make their new feature, Uncut Gems, and for a good portion of that time—before they’d even locked Adam Sandler to play the film’s inexhaustible...
- 6 Josh Safdie on Casting Julia Fox in 'uncut Gems'
- 5 Adam Sandler Changed The Name of Fox's Character in 'uncut Gems'
- 4 Sandler on Bizarre "Pickle" Incident with Julia Fox
- 3 Sandler Said It Was "Real" to Work with Fox
- 2 Kevin Garnett Praised Julia Fox’s Acting
- 1 Sandler Joked That Fox Ruined The Most Takes
Set in NYC's Diamond District, 'Uncut Gems' follows Sandler's Howard Ratner, a gambling addict who runs a jewelry store where Julia also works. Seriously indebted, Howard struggles to pay back his loan shark brother-in-law and becomes obsessed with an opal smuggled from Ethiopia, which is also the object of desire of NBA star Kevin Garnett(who play...
Despite the similarities to the real Julia, the 'Uncut Gems' character wasn't always called Julia, too. The original name given to the jewelry store clerk was Sadie and it was Sandler who changed it. "My character's name was originally supposed to be Sadie," Fox told 'Entertainment Tonight'. "But that's his daughter's name, so he actually had it sw...
In a roundtable with 'Entertainment Weekly', the cast and directors of 'Uncut Gems' revealed the secrets of the film. Sandler explained that the Safdie brothers wanted him to get a sense of the character he was going to play and asked him to shadow NYC jewellers and gamblers. Fox went with him on at least one occasion, watching a basketball game wi...
Fox played her character with honesty and commitment, incorporating elements from her own life into the script. During a chat with 'Variety', the cast of the film, including Sandler, Menzel and Lakeith Stanfield, as well as the Safdie brothers, gave Fox a round of applause for her performance. "She was great and I loved getting to know her," Sandle...
But Sandler wasn't the only one impressed with Fox's acting talent. Basketball legend Garnett was blown away by Fox's performance, with the two of them bonding over being first-time actors on 'Uncut Gems'. Related: Here's How The Weeknd Prepared For His Role In Adam Sandler's 'Uncut Gems' "[...] I don't know anything about making movies, but I was ...
Asked which actor ruined the most takes while filming, the cast of 'Uncut Gems' had no doubt. "Probably me," Fox said in a chat with 'Collider'. "For sure, Julia," Sandler joked, before adding: "There was no ruiners. I don't think they called 'Cut!' in the middle of anything." The 'Punch-Drunk Love' actor explained that if someone made a mistake, "...
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Feb 18, 2022 · “I mean, I was Josh Safdie’s muse when he wrote Uncut Gems. ... In Uncut Gems, Fox played Julia De Fiore, the employee and girlfriend of Adam Sandler’s character Howard Ratner. The film also ...
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Jun 15, 2022 · Jerritt Clark. As the great modern philosopher Julia Fox once said, “You’re either born a muse or you’re not.” By her own meme-ified suggestion, the actress has been a source of inspiration to...
Nov 14, 2019 · Julia Fox makes her feature debut in “ Uncut Gems ,” Benny and Josh Safdie ’s wild roller-coaster ride through a few weeks in the life of a high-end jewelry dealer and degenerate gambler (Adam...
