a sequel to happy gilmore officially arrives on Netflix.
The streamer officially announced Happy Gilmore 2 with Adam Sandler returning to the starring role during his initial presentation to advertisers on Wednesday.
Launched in 1996, happy gilmore Sandler starred as a failed hockey player with a powerful slap and a huge temper who tries his hand at golf. Nearly three decades later, it remains one of Sandler's most beloved comic adventures.
Sandler previously expressed interest in making a happy gilmore sequel in 2021. At the time, he raised the possibility of centering the film on a senior golf tournament, but cautioned that nothing had been written.
However, earlier this year, Christopher McDonald, who played Shooter McGavin in the original film, let it slip that Sandler was working on a draft for Happy Gilmore 2. Sandler's longtime friend and collaborator Drew Barrymore later confirmed (through Sandler himself) that the project was “in the works.”
Netflix didn't divulge any additional cast members or plot details in today's announcements, but McDonald will presumably return as McGavin. Unfortunately, his co-stars Carl Weathers (who played Chubbs) and Joe Flaherty (who played heckler Donald) passed away earlier this year.
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