▁what ▁to ▁do ▁for ▁a ▁moment ▁before ▁throwing ▁the ▁remote ▁in ▁the ▁tr ash , ▁and ▁is ▁over jo yed ▁when ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁re app ear ▁in ▁his ▁hand . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Production ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Sony ▁purchased ▁Steve ▁K oren ▁and ▁Mark ▁O ' Ke efe ' s ▁spec ▁script , ▁named ▁Click , ▁for ▁$ 1 . 7 5 ▁million ▁with ▁plans ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁Adam ▁Sand ler ▁film ▁produced ▁by ▁Revolution ▁Studios , ▁Columbia ▁Studios , ▁and ▁Ne al ▁H . ▁Mor itz ' s ▁company ▁Original ▁Film ; ▁the ▁purchase ▁occurred ▁as ▁the ▁K oren - and - O ' Ke efe - p enn ed ▁Bruce ▁Al m ight y ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) ▁had ▁gross ed ▁$ 2 3 6 ▁million ▁dom est ically ▁in ▁its ▁two ▁month ▁run . ▁Click ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁comedy ▁Mor itz ▁produced ▁for ▁Columbia ▁Pictures , ▁after ▁Not ▁Another ▁Te en ▁Movie ▁( 2 0 0 1 ). ▁Although ▁Sony ▁planned ▁film ing ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁after ▁Sand ler ▁finished ▁shooting ▁Sp ang lish ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁that ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁for ▁Kar en ▁and ▁O ' Ke efe ▁to ▁rewrite ▁the ▁script ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Juan ▁Jose ▁Camp an ella , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁planned ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁announced ▁by ▁Vari ety ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0