The highly anticipated comedy sequelHappy Gilmore 2has now found a director inWhat We Do in the ShadowsandWorkaholics’ Kyle Newacheck. Now that someone has been found to man the helm of theAdam Sandlerfollow-up, production is ready to begin, withWhat’s on Netflixrevealing thatHappy Gilmore 2will go before cameras later this year on September 5, before wrapping on November 18.Which should offer some clues as to when we will be sitting down to stream the sequel on Netflix…
Happy Gilmore 2will not be the first time that Kyle Newacheck has helmed a Netflix project. As well as directing episodes of hit sitcomsWhat We Do in the Shadows, Workaholics, Community,andParks and Recreation, Newacheck directed and producedGame Over Man!for the streamer back in 2018, as well as the firstMurder Mysterymovie starring Adam Sandlerand Jennifer Aniston. Clearly, both Sandler and Netflix liked what they saw, and have faith that Newacheck can craft something that lives up to the legacy of the firstHappy Gilmore.
Netflix officially ordered a sequelto the beloved Adam Sandler sports comedyHappy Gilmoreearlier this year, with the follow-up coming almost 30 years after the first one debuted. Sandler will return as the titular character, a failed hockey player with anger issues who turns to golf, with the actor and comedian reuniting with the first movie’s co-writer Tim Herlihy to pen the script.
What Do We Know About Happy Gilmore 2?
Released way back in 1996, the firstHappy Gilmorestars Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, andthe late, great Carl Weathers, and follows an unsuccessful ice hockey player with a red-hot temper, Happy, who discovers a newfound talent for golf. While the first movie was met with a mixed response upon release, it has since garnered a cult following, with many no doubt wondering how the Netflix sequel will ever live up to its predecessor.
Plot details forHappy Gilmore 2have yet to be revealed, butSandler has addressedthe idea of a sequel before, revealing back in 2022 that any potential follow-up would make the decades-long gap between movies a part of the story.
“Wouldn’t that be fun to do the senior tour of Happy Gilmore, and hang out with all those guys and try to write a great script about Happy as an older guy, and having to calm down his temper and all that stuff? But, I never know. Maybe one day, something like that.”
5 Ways Happy Gilmore Still Holds Up (And 4 Ways it Doesn’t)
Happy Gilmore is a classic Adam Sandler comedy film that once seemed timeless. However, things have changed so much that not all of it still holds up.
While Sandler has been confirmed to return, it has not yet been revealed whether original cast members Christopher McDonald and Julie Bowen will join him. However, considering thatthe former has been very vocalon social media about once again doing battle with Sandler, while the latter reunited with Sandler for 2018’sHubie Halloween, there is hope that they too will be brought back for the sequel. Sadly, several beloved members of theHappy Gilmorecast have since passed away, includingThe Price is Righthost Bob Barker, Carl Weathers, and Joe Flaherty. Sandler, though, has promised thatHappy Gilmore 2will pay tributeto all of them, with the actor saying, “somehow they’ll be involved.”
Happy Gilmore 2has not yet been given a release date.
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