‘Bridesmaids’ Actress Joins Adam Sandler Comedy for Warner Bros. (Exclusive)

Wendi McLendon-Covey will play Drew Barrymore's best friend

Wendi McLendon-Covey has joined the cast of “The Familymoon,” a Warner Bros. comedy that reteams Adam Sandler with his “Wedding Singer” co-star Drew Barrymore, according to two individuals with knowledge of the deal. 

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The film follows a couple (Sandler and Barrymore) whose disastrous blind date lands them at a family resort with their children from previous marriages.

Joel McHale will play Barrymore’s former husband while McLendon-Covey will play Barrymore’s best friend, a woman who has no children. 

Also see: 'Bridesmaids' Gag Reel Retrieves Raunch From the Cutting-Room Floor (Video)

Chelsea Handler previously had the role in the film, which Mike Karz and Bill Bindley's Gulfstream Pictures is producing with Sandler's Happy Madison productions.

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