The movie based on the Image Comics Hawaiian Dick comic (see 'Hawaiian Dick Picked Up for Movie') now has a director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Frank Coraci, who directed The Waterboy and The Wedding Singer (both of which starred Adam Sandler), will direct the flick. More recently, Coraci directed Jackie Chan vehicle Around the World in 80 Days and Click, another Sandler flick that's to be released soon.
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