Drew Barrymore Says She and Adam Sandler 'Text All the Time': 'We're So Close'

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.Photo: Kevin Mazur/GettyDrew BarrymoreandAdam Sandlerare still the best of friends.Barrymore, 48, and Sandler, 57, have starred in movies likeThe Wedding Singer(1998),50 First Dates(2004) andBlended(2014) together over the years, and Barrymore is desperate to do more.“We’re so close. We text all the time. We see each other. We text,” theDrew Barrymore Showhost toldEntertainment Tonight.Barrymore also wants their mutual friendJennifer Anistonto join them in an upcoming flick.“I’m so busy talking to him and Jennifer Aniston about doing a threefer, if you will,” theCharlie’s Angelsstar continued. “I really want to make it happen. Timing is everything.“Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler.Emma McIntyre/WireImageBarrymore has some ideas when it comes tothe movie she wants to make with Sandler and Aniston, and she has a couple of remakes in mind.“I keep pitchingDeath Becomes Her. We’ve talked aboutThree’s Company. Maybe it’s something original. I don’t know. There’s lots of fun ideas,” Barrymore said.“You know, when you wish for something so much you don’t even care if saying it out loud will jinx it? You’re like, ‘I don’t even care. I’m just gonna say it. It’s too fun to dream about,’ " she went on.“We’re all producers, so we all have companies. We can make this happen. I think it’s a matter of timing.“Barrymore and Aniston starred inHe’s Just Not That Into You(2009) together, while Sandler and Aniston teamed up forJust Go With It(2011),Murder Mystery(2019) andMurder Mystery 2(2023).Aniston and Barrymore both turned up to honor their friend Sandler as hereceived the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center last March.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.While speaking to PEOPLE ahead of the ceremony, Barrymore said that she and Sandler’s bond is “all based in like, love, admiration and humor.““You know, I just always believed in him so much. And not that my opinion matters. But I just felt like, this is the guy,” she continued. “This is the one all us women were so in love with him onSNLand you know, I loveHappy GilmoreandBilly Madison, comedians create their own brand, their own flavor and scent and, you know, ideal around them, that is not easy to do.““It’s like creating a tapestry that is so distinct unto themselves. And I was so there for what Adam Sandler was putting out into the wild that I just wanted to be next to it,” Barrymore added.“I wanted some place to put my admiration and I thought a film was the most safe and cathartic place to do it,” she said of her working relationship with Sandler.

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler.Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty

Drew BarrymoreandAdam Sandlerare still the best of friends.Barrymore, 48, and Sandler, 57, have starred in movies likeThe Wedding Singer(1998),50 First Dates(2004) andBlended(2014) together over the years, and Barrymore is desperate to do more.“We’re so close. We text all the time. We see each other. We text,” theDrew Barrymore Showhost toldEntertainment Tonight.Barrymore also wants their mutual friendJennifer Anistonto join them in an upcoming flick.“I’m so busy talking to him and Jennifer Aniston about doing a threefer, if you will,” theCharlie’s Angelsstar continued. “I really want to make it happen. Timing is everything.“Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler.Emma McIntyre/WireImageBarrymore has some ideas when it comes tothe movie she wants to make with Sandler and Aniston, and she has a couple of remakes in mind.“I keep pitchingDeath Becomes Her. We’ve talked aboutThree’s Company. Maybe it’s something original. I don’t know. There’s lots of fun ideas,” Barrymore said.“You know, when you wish for something so much you don’t even care if saying it out loud will jinx it? You’re like, ‘I don’t even care. I’m just gonna say it. It’s too fun to dream about,’ " she went on.“We’re all producers, so we all have companies. We can make this happen. I think it’s a matter of timing.“Barrymore and Aniston starred inHe’s Just Not That Into You(2009) together, while Sandler and Aniston teamed up forJust Go With It(2011),Murder Mystery(2019) andMurder Mystery 2(2023).Aniston and Barrymore both turned up to honor their friend Sandler as hereceived the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center last March.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.While speaking to PEOPLE ahead of the ceremony, Barrymore said that she and Sandler’s bond is “all based in like, love, admiration and humor.““You know, I just always believed in him so much. And not that my opinion matters. But I just felt like, this is the guy,” she continued. “This is the one all us women were so in love with him onSNLand you know, I loveHappy GilmoreandBilly Madison, comedians create their own brand, their own flavor and scent and, you know, ideal around them, that is not easy to do.““It’s like creating a tapestry that is so distinct unto themselves. And I was so there for what Adam Sandler was putting out into the wild that I just wanted to be next to it,” Barrymore added.“I wanted some place to put my admiration and I thought a film was the most safe and cathartic place to do it,” she said of her working relationship with Sandler.

Drew BarrymoreandAdam Sandlerare still the best of friends.

Barrymore, 48, and Sandler, 57, have starred in movies likeThe Wedding Singer(1998),50 First Dates(2004) andBlended(2014) together over the years, and Barrymore is desperate to do more.

“We’re so close. We text all the time. We see each other. We text,” theDrew Barrymore Showhost toldEntertainment Tonight.

Barrymore also wants their mutual friendJennifer Anistonto join them in an upcoming flick.

“I’m so busy talking to him and Jennifer Aniston about doing a threefer, if you will,” theCharlie’s Angelsstar continued. “I really want to make it happen. Timing is everything.”

Jennifer Aniston, Adam Sandler.Emma McIntyre/WireImage

Barrymore has some ideas when it comes tothe movie she wants to make with Sandler and Aniston, and she has a couple of remakes in mind.

“I keep pitchingDeath Becomes Her. We’ve talked aboutThree’s Company. Maybe it’s something original. I don’t know. There’s lots of fun ideas,” Barrymore said.

“You know, when you wish for something so much you don’t even care if saying it out loud will jinx it? You’re like, ‘I don’t even care. I’m just gonna say it. It’s too fun to dream about,’ " she went on.

“We’re all producers, so we all have companies. We can make this happen. I think it’s a matter of timing.”

Barrymore and Aniston starred inHe’s Just Not That Into You(2009) together, while Sandler and Aniston teamed up forJust Go With It(2011),Murder Mystery(2019) andMurder Mystery 2(2023).

Aniston and Barrymore both turned up to honor their friend Sandler as hereceived the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center last March.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

While speaking to PEOPLE ahead of the ceremony, Barrymore said that she and Sandler’s bond is “all based in like, love, admiration and humor.”

“You know, I just always believed in him so much. And not that my opinion matters. But I just felt like, this is the guy,” she continued. “This is the one all us women were so in love with him onSNLand you know, I loveHappy GilmoreandBilly Madison, comedians create their own brand, their own flavor and scent and, you know, ideal around them, that is not easy to do.”

“It’s like creating a tapestry that is so distinct unto themselves. And I was so there for what Adam Sandler was putting out into the wild that I just wanted to be next to it,” Barrymore added.

“I wanted some place to put my admiration and I thought a film was the most safe and cathartic place to do it,” she said of her working relationship with Sandler.

source: people.com