A sequel to basic 1996 Adam Sandler comedy Happy Gilmore could also be within the making, as a first draft of the script has been written, in accordance with actor Christopher McDonald, a forged member of the unique movie.
“I saw Adam about two weeks ago, and he says to me, ‘McDonald, you’re gonna love this,’” the actor shared in an interview on Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan. “I said, ‘What?’ He says, ‘How about that?’ and he shows me the first draft of Happy Gilmore 2.”
McDonald prompt that his feedback ought to maybe be “cut” from the interview, “because I don’t want to be a liar.” Still, he stated, “he did show me that [script], and I thought, ‘Well, that would be awesome.’ So, it’s in the works. Fans demand it, dammit!”
Sources say the mission will likely be for Netflix, the place Sandler and Happy Madison have long had a deal, although the streamer is declining remark. Reps for Sandler additionally had no remark.
One of Sandler’s hottest movies — and one of two, together with Billy Madison, that offers its identify to his manufacturing firm, Happy Madison — Happy Gilmore follows Sandler’s titular failed hockey participant with a highly effective slapshot and a risky mood. When Happy’s grandmother, who raised him, is threatened with eviction from her home on account of unpaid taxes, Happy discovers that he has a pure expertise for golf, particularly driving the ball unbelievable distances.
With the help of retired golf professional Chubbs Peterson, performed by the late Carl Weathers, he decides to hitch the PGA Tour to win enough money to avoid wasting his grandmother’s home. However, Happy’s unorthodox and aggressive enjoying model clashes with the standard etiquette of golf, making him unpopular with PGA officers and different gamers like McDonald’s Shooter McGavin, a smug and boastful golfer who sees Happy as a menace to his own profession aspirations.
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Released by Universal Pictures, the movie directed by Dennis Dugan grossed over $82 million worldwide and retains a cult following to at the present time. Sandler and Tim Herlihy wrote the pic, additionally starring Modern Family‘s Julie Bowen, amongst others. The late Bob Barker had a memorable cameo.
Stay tuned for more data on the potential mission.