Actor Adam Sandler has signed a deal with Netflix to produce and star in four movies for the video streaming site.
The first movie under the deal is expected to arrive 2015, reports variety.com.
"The Waterboy" star's Happy Madison Productions will work with Netflix to develop the four films, presumably comedies, although the genres aren't decided yet.
The Netflix deal does not cover Sandler's current studio film commitments.
"When these fine people came to me with an offer to make four movies for them, I immediately said yes for one reason and one reason only... Netflix rhymes with wet chicks. Let the streaming begin!" Sandler said in a statement.
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