Summary
Happy Gilmore 2receives an exciting filming update from Adam Sandler, who also confirms multiple new cameos for the sequel. Sandler’s original sports comedy, released in 1996, follows a failed ice hockey player who discovers he has a hidden talent for golf and enters a tournament to save his grandmother’s house from being foreclosed. Earlier this year, thesequelHappy Gilmore 2was officially announced with Sandler reprising his iconic role in a brand-new movie coming to Netflix.
Now, during an appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonand in a separate interview withIndieWire,Sandler shared an exciting filming update forHappy Gilmore 2and confirmed multiple new cameos for the sequel. Watch Sandler’s full interview onThe Tonight Showbelow:
OnThe Tonight Show, Sandler said the sequel starts shooting “in a couple weeks” and confirmed that Travis Kelce will have a cameo. In a separate interview, Sandler also said that Benny Safdie, who co-directed him inUncut Gems, is “going to have a juicy part” inHappy Gilmore 2. Read his full comments onThe Tonight Showbelow:
We’re going to do Happy Gilmore, thank you. This is happening. We’re getting ready to shoot it in New Jersey. We start in a couple weeks. It’s good. We worked hard on the script. We didn’t want to let anybody down. People have been asking me for a long time. We’re really excited about it. We wrote our asses off. So many of the golfers are being nice and will be a part of it.
Travis has… he mentioned it, so we have a nice something for Travis. He’s gonna come by. He’s a very nice guy. You guys would love him in real life. What a big, handsome guy. Funny and cool as hell. He’s a stud and he’s so funny.
Happy Gilmore 2 Is Bringing Back A Major Element From The 1996 Film
There Will Be More Cameos
With Sandler confirming cameos from Kelce, Safdie, and real professional golfers, it seems the sequel will be bringing back a major element from the original movie. With a leading cast that included Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, and Carl Weathers,Happy Gilmoreincluded several cameos from golfersand other figures from the sports world, with many of them playing themselves. This includes the professional golfers Lee Trevino and Mark Lye, but also the golf sportscaster Verne Lundquist.Happy Gilmorealso featured a famous cameo fromThe Price Is Righthost Bob Barker.
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With more major cameos on the way,the sequel is set to bring back this element from the original movie. There is perhaps no more famous figure in the sports world right now than Kelce, considering his highly-publicized relationship with Taylor Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl LVIII victory. Though he makes his acting debut in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming horror seriesGrotesquerie, Kelce will likely cameo as himself inHappy Gilmore 2, considering how the first film used its celebrity cameos. He’s also an avid golfer during the NFL offseason, having participated in several celebrity tournaments.
ThoughHappy Gilmorefeatures an absurd premise, its cameos from real golfers and sportscasters helped it feel somewhat grounded in reality and the sports world. It seems that with a cameo from Kelce and others, the sequel should be able to accomplish that same sense of verisimilitude with the world of an absurd sports comedy. Though it’s unclear how he will fit into the sequel’s story, Kelce can be counted among the major cameos confirmed forHappy Gilmore 2.
Happy Gilmore 2
Cast
Happy Gilmore 2 sees the return of Adam Sandler in his iconic role as the retired golfer who steps back onto the green to support his daughter’s passion for ballet. Released in 2025, the film explores Gilmore’s renewed journey in golf to finance her dreams.
