Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald hit the hyperlinks as Happy Gilmore 2 formally enters production at Netflix.

Who’s able to hit the hyperlinks with one of the crucial aggressive golfers within the sport’s cinematic historical past? Happy Gilmore 2 is formally in production, and there’s no telling what awaits the hockey-goon-turned-pro-golfer. Netflix introduced the start of Happy Gilmore 2’s production this afternoon with a photograph of Happy’s iconic Boston Bruins jersey alongside different outfits from the movie’s wardrobe division.

Kyle Newacheck (Murder Mystery, Ghosted, Workaholics) directs Happy Gilmore 2 from a script by Sandler and his trusty collaborator Tim Herlihy (The Wedding Singer, Pixels, Hubie Halloween). Sandler additionally posted the picture on Instagram, saying, “It ain’t over. The way I see it… we’ve only just begun,” paying homage to a comparable line of dialogue mentioned by Christopher McDonald’s Shooter McGavin within the unique movie.

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— Netflix (@netflix) September 9, 2024

In addition to Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald returning as Happy Gilmore and Shooter McGavin, respectively, NFL star (and Taylor Swift’s arm sweet) Travis Kelce and Benny Safdie (Oppenheimer, Uncut Gems, The Curse) seem within the comedic sequel, with Nick Swarsdon (Grandma’s Boy, Jack and Jill, The Benchwarmers) taking part in a caddy.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter in August, Sandler expressed his pleasure for Happy Gilmore 2, saying, “The idea that me and my buddy Tim Herlihy had and the more we talked about it and scene to scene worked on it, it built, and we feel very strong about the movie itself,” Sandler mentioned. “We’re happy where it’s at and this is an exciting time for us. I don’t know how all of a sudden our brains said, ‘Let’s do that.’ It just kind of happened.”

Happy Gilmore focuses on Happy, a hockey participant with anger administration points who, with the assistance of golf professional Chubbs Peterson (Carl Weathers), joins the PGA Tour to earn sufficient cash to save lots of his grandmother’s home. Happy isn’t exactly a typical golfer, and his aggressive, slapshot fashion of play clashes with PGA favourite Shooter McGavin, a self-important asshat in determined want of a kick within the golf balls. As Happy and Shooter put together to face each other for the highest prize, Shooter makes use of each soiled trick within the e book to maintain his title and sabotage Happy’s doable victory.

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Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He began with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, earlier than launching the companion YouTube sequence Animation Movies Revisited. He’s additionally the host of the Talking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio present specializing in comedian books, movie, music, and extra. You’ll not often catch him with out headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.