The voice of Otis the Cow in this week’s Barnyard may remain best-known for his TV work in the lead on US sitcom The King of Queens, but after starring alongside Adam Sandler in next year’s I Now Pronounce You Chuck And Larry, all that could change. James and Sandler play two Philadelphia firement who decide to pretend to be gay to qualify for couples allowance and, with a cast that includes Dan Ackroyd, Steve Buscemi, Jessica Biel and living legend Richard Chamberlain (one of the few big-names of movieland to have publicly outed himself), it could well prove a hit.
Three more projects have also recently been announced where James finally gets the big screen lead: Field Trip, where he’ll play a substitute teacher with an unruly class; Monster Hunter, where he’ll play a shildpsychologist who gets rid of monsters under the bed; and Man in Uniform, where he’ll – erm – play a man who dresses up as a policeman for some reason, no doubt with hilarious consequences… Still, looks like this is a comedian on the up.
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