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Meester, Vanilla Ice love their 'Dad'
By Adnan Tezer Apr 4, 2011, 18:41 GMT
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Leighton Meester and rapper Vanilla Ice are in talks to join the cast of Columbia's comedy "I Hate You Dad."
According to Variety, the cast includes Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg.
The film focuses on a father (Sandler) who moves in with his son (Samberg) on the eve of his son's wedding and begins fighting with his future daughter-in-law.
Meester would play Sandler's future daughter-in-law while Vanilla Ice (a.k.a. Robert Van Winkle) would play a gay wedding coordinator.
James Caan is in early talks to play Meester's father.
Sandler is producing through his Happy Madison production shingle along with Jack Giarraputo and Heather Parry.
David Caspe wrote the original script with a rewrite done by David Wain and Ken Marino.
Sean Anders and John Morris are directing with a June 15, 2012, release date set.
Meester was recently in Screen Gems' thriller "The Roommate" and will be seen in the upcoming romantic comedy "Monte Carlo."
Vanilla Ice, who starred in 1991's "Cool As Ice," was last seen on the big screen in the 2002 comedy "The New Guy."
