Adam Sandler and Kevin James are in negotiations to play firefighters who pretend to be a gay couple in Universal Pictures "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" says The Hollywood Reporter.
The firefighters in "Chuck and Larry" pose as a married gay couple in order to receive domestic partner benefits. "Wedding Crashers" helmer David Dobkin is attached to direct the long-gestating comedy.
Alexander Payne and James Taylor, the Oscar-winning team behind "Sideways" and "About Schmidt," have written the current draft of the screenplay.
