``Survivor'' Castaway Colleen Haskell to Star Opposite Rob Schneider in the Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios Comedy ``Animal''.Entertainment Editors CULVER CITY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 28, 2000 Colleen Haskell, one of the 16 castaways featured in the hit CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. series "Survivor," is set to make her feature film debut in the Columbia Pictures/Revolution Studios comedy "Animal," starring Rob Schneider. The film is a production of Happy Madison. In the film, a man (Schneider) gets into a bad car accident and a deranged de·range tr.v. de·ranged, de·rang·ing, de·rang·es 1. To disturb the order or arrangement of. 2. To upset the normal condition or functioning of. 3. To disturb mentally; make insane. scientist puts him back together with animal parts. When the man awakens, he finds himself taking on those animals' traits. Haskell will play Rianna, who is Schneider's love interest. Happy Madison's Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo, who also produced "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo gig·o·lo n. pl. gig·o·los 1. A man who has a continuing sexual relationship with and receives financial support from a woman. 2. A man who is hired as an escort or a dancing partner for a woman. ," will executive produce "Animal" for a June 22, 2001, release date. "Animal," slated to begin principal photography on Oct. 17 in Los Angeles, is the feature film directorial debut of Luke Greenfield. The screenplay is by Tom Brady ("Sports Night," "Men Behaving Badly Men Behaving Badly is a British comedy, which first broadcast in 1992 on the ITV network, however moved to BBC One (and a later timeslot) from the third series onwards. It was written and created by Simon Nye. ") and Schneider. Producers are Carr D'Angelo, Barry Bernardi ("Inspector Gadget," "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," "The Devil's Advocate") and Todd Garner ("The New Guy," "Tomcats"). Haskell, one of the most popular of the "Survivor" castaways, is the first one to sign on for a major motion picture. The 24-year old is a student at Miami Advertising School in Miami Beach, Fla. In addition to starring in and co-writing "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo," Schneider's other feature film credits include the smash hit comedies "Big Daddy" and "The Waterboy." He is well known to audiences for his 4-year stint as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL ." Columbia Pictures is a Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE SPE - Software Practice and Experience ) company. SPE is a division of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation. It is based in Inglewood, California. It is the umbrella company under which all Sony companies operate in the United States. Subsidiaries
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