Production on Noah Baumbach’s comedy-drama Jay Kelly has wrapped and the upcoming Netflix film now has a release date window. The movie stars several Hollywood A-listers, including George Clooney and Adam Sandler. Baumbach developed Jay Kelly from a script he penned with Emily Mortimer, who is also part of the cast.
George Clooney and Adam Sandler-led Jay Kelly to get 2025 Netflix release date
Jay Kelly, featuring George Clooney and Adam Sandler, is set to premiere on Netflix sometime in 2025. Amy Pascal, a producer attached to the movie, disclosed the release date window for one of the highly-anticipated upcoming Netflix projects during her interview with Deadline‘s Pete Hammond for the outlet’s Behind the Lens. She also heavily indicated that the movie was in post-production.
“I am working with Netflix on a couple of movies I’m really excited about, and they’re great, and you know, they’re wonderful,” Pascal said. She confirmed that she was working with Greta Gerwig on her Narnia project, before adding, “And then I just made a movie with Noah Baumbach called Jay Kelly that we made for Netflix also. It’s a great movie starring George Clooney and Adam Sandler.”
The initial announcement for Jay Kelly dates back to December 2023 when it was reported that Baumbach would make the movie as part of his deal with the streaming giant. Previously, Baumbach and Netflix collaborated on The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), Marriage Story (2019), and White Noise (2022).
Besides Clooney, Sandler, and Mortimer, the ensemble cast of Jay Kelly includes Laura Dern, Greta Gerwig, Riley Keough, Patrick Wilson, Isla Fisher, and Nicôle Lecky, among others.
The plot has been kept strictly under wraps. What is currently known is that the movie will be a coming-of-age story about adults. Production for Jay Kelly reportedly began in March 2024, with filming taking place in New York City, London, and Tuscany.
Jay Kelly will be the first project in which Clooney and Sandler will appear together.
