The 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore is again for one more spherical.
Adam Sandler, who starred in and co-wrote the unique, has reunited with pals and co-stars reprising beloved roles, alongside new faces like Travis Kelce and Bad Bunny. Kyle Newacheck will direct, whereas the unique director, Dennis Dugan, will function one of many government producers alongside Jack Giarraputo, Robert Simonds, Judit Maull, Kevin Grady, David Bausch, and Barry Bernardi.
Here’s all the things we all know in regards to the long-awaited sequel, slated to launch on Netflix.
Who Is Confirmed to Be within the Cast of Happy Gilmore 2?
The golf comedy will probably be a reunion for Sandler and his co-stars Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald, who’re set to reprise their roles. Bowen returns as Virginia Venit, a PGA Tour publicist-turned-romantic curiosity for Happy, whereas McDonald will once more painting the cocky professional golfer Shooter McGavin, who tries to thwart Happy’s meteoric rise out of jealousy.
“Shooter McGavin and Virginia Venit, please report to the green,” Netflix shared in a put up on X. “Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald will return in Happy Gilmore 2!”
In an April 2024 look on the Dan Patrick Show, Sandler expressed curiosity in bringing comic Drew Carey into the film after Bob Barker, Carey’s Price is Right predecessor, appeared within the unique. Patrick additionally confirmed on the present that he will probably be within the film.
“When we were writing stuff, Bob (Barker) was alive,” Sandler mentioned. “When we were writing stuff, Carl Weathers was alive. When we were writing stuff, Joe Flaherty was alive. It sucks. We love those guys. They’re such a big part of the movie and just great people. But we’re going to get them involved. Somehow, they’ll be involved.”
Barker died in 2023, and Weathers and Flaherty handed away this 12 months.
Bad Bunny, who ventured into Hollywood with roles in movies like Bullet Train (2022) and Cassandro (2023), is confirmed for an unspecified function in Happy Gilmore 2. “Benito 🤝 Sandler,” learn the X put up, utilizing Bad Bunny’s actual identify, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. “Benito Martínez Ocasio will star in Happy Gilmore 2!”
In an August 2024 look on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Sandler teased a cameo by Kansas City Chiefs tight finish, who is ready to seem within the upcoming Ryan Murphy sequence Grotesquerie on FX and can host the brand new spinoff Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?, premiering in October. “Travis mentioned it, so we have a nice something for Travis,” Sandler advised Fallon. “He’s gonna come by. He’s a very nice guy. You guys would love him in real life.”
In the identical month, Sandler confirmed to Indiewire that Benny Safdie would “have a juicy part” as properly.
Some skilled golfers have joined the roster, too, together with Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Bryson DeChambeau, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, and Will Zalatoris.
Where Did Happy Gilmore Leave Off?
The unique sports activities comedy movie follows Happy Gilmore, a hot-tempered, unsuccessful ice hockey participant who discovers a singular expertise for golf—particularly, a robust and unorthodox swing.
When his grandmother dangers dropping her house resulting from unpaid taxes, Happy enters a golf match to earn cash. Despite his lack of expertise and information of golf etiquette, he shortly attracts consideration for his uncooked expertise. He groups up with former professional Chubbs Peterson, who helps him refine his expertise.
Happy turns into a sensation on the PGA Tour along with his unconventional type and crowd-pleasing antics, however clashes with snobbish professional Shooter McGavin, who sees him as a risk. In a climactic showdown, Happy triumphs on the Tour Championship, profitable again his grandmother’s home and receiving a imaginative and prescient of his late mentor, Chubbs.
What Is Happy Gilmore 2 About?
Netflix has but to launch plot particulars for the sequel, however Sandler and a castmate have shared a couple of hints. In August 2024, Sandler confirmed that the movie is about “an older guy who played golf a long time ago.” He additionally talked about that his character seems in flashbacks to the Fifties, although he couldn’t reveal extra.
While showing on Today with Hoda & Jenna on Sept. 12, 2024, Bowen talked about her return as Virginia and confirmed that she and Happy “are very much together.”
Sandler and Tim Herlihy, his co-writer from the unique movie, have been engaged on the script since February 2024, in accordance with a put up on X.
There’s a distinction between not having a script, and never letting Nick “Loose Lips” Swardson learn the script. Believe me, there is a script. There’s been one since February. https://t.co/BWoBdi8jXD
— Tim Herlihy (@MrTimHerlihy) August 6, 2024
When Will Happy Gilmore 2 Be Released?
The movie was initially mentioned to premiere on Netflix someday in 2025, however in accordance with Deadline, which reported on February 13, the particular launch date is July 25.
On September 9, 2024, Sandler teased that manufacturing on the comedy is underway by sharing a photograph on Instagram of the enduring hockey jersey. “It ain’t over. The way I see it… we’ve only just begun,” he wrote within the caption.