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More than a decade after the release of the hit film, a happy gilmore The sequel is finally in the works.
netflix announced in May 2024 that there would be a Happy Gilmore 2with Adam Sandler resuming his role.
The cult classic, released in 1996, follows the story of a failed ice hockey player (Sandler) who discovers his talent for golf and competes in a golf tournament to save his grandmother’s house from foreclosure. Along with Sandler he also starred in the sports comedy. christopher mcdonald, Julia Bowen, Frances Bay, Carl Weathers, Allen Covert, Kevin Nealon, Peter Kelamis, Richard Kiel, Dennis Dugan, Joe Flaherty, Jared Van Snellenberg, Robert Smigel, Will Sasso, Lee Trevino, Bob Barker, Verne Lundquist, Mark Lye, David Kaye, Ian Boothby, Alice Dinnean and Ben Stiller.
In March 2024, McDonald, who played Sandler’s nemesis Shooter McGavin in the film, previously said that Happy Gilmore 2 was in development.
“Here is quick information. I saw Adam about two weeks ago and he said ‘McDonald’ to me. You’re going to love this,’” he shared in an interview on 92.3 “The Fan” in Cleveland at the time. “I said, ‘What?’ And he says ‘How about that? And he shows me a first draft of Happy Gilmore 2.”
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At the end of the 1996 film, Happy Gilmore (Sandler) uses a trick to win the Tour Championship and the Gold Jacket, eventually winning back his grandmother’s house.
When the sequel was confirmed in May 2024, Netflix shared that Sandler was expected to reprise his role. Three months later, Sandler confirmed the news and shared that Travis Kelce She would also join him in the film.
“It was all about being able to hang out with Travis. That’s why we put it together,” Sandler said of the film in an August 2024 episode of Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast. “We’re going there (to New Jersey). Travis, by the way, thanks, I heard you talk about (Happy Gilmore 2) on your show, guys.”
The comedian joked that he had a special role in mind for the NFL star, but they ultimately decided not to go in that direction.
“We were talking about you playing my son while we were writing it, literally, like six months ago,” Sandler continued. “We were thinking, imagine if Travis was my first baby, how fun that would be. “Just a tough guy.”
That same month, Netflix announced that Julia Bowen and christopher mcdonald are set to return for the sequel. “Shooter McGavin and Virginia Venit, introduce yourself to the green,” Netflix wrote via X while announcing the news. Minutes later, the streaming service revealed bad bunny He would also join the cast.
In December 2024, Sandler also confirmed the rapper. eminem was making a “very funny” cameo in the film during an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show.
“Eminem was great. He came, he was great,” the actor said at the time, although he did not talk about the rapper’s role in the film. “I’ve known Eminem for a long time, he’s a great guy and he came in and it was a lot of fun. I think we spent a day with Eminem and he shot and shot and was crazy. He said a million things we can use and a million things we’re glad to have it on record.”
While Netflix has yet to reveal details about what the plot of the sequel will be, Sandler said he has already been working on the script.
“We’ve been improvising and (writing),” he shared on “The Dan Patrick Show” in April 2024. “We already have a million ideas, we just have to turn it into a movie and make sure we’re excited for people to enjoy it. we love it Happy Gilmore. “We don’t want to disappoint anyone.”
“We are very close,” Bowen confirmed during an appearance on the Today show in September, referring to her and Sandler’s characters.