Adam Sandler is back on the golf course in the official trailer for “Happy Gilmore 2,” which also reveals the long-awaited comedy sequel will begin streaming July 25 on Netflix.
While Netflix’s logline for “Happy Gilmore 2” keeps the storyline a mystery (it simply reads: “Happy Gilmore is back!”), the new trailer shows Sandler’s character having some doubts about facing off against a few PGA heavyweights. But he returns to the golf course with confidence and all hell breaks loose.
Joining Sandler in the sequel are returning cast members Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald and Ben Stiller, plus newcomers such as Bad Bunny, Travis Kelce and Sandler’s daughters Sadie and Sunny. Real professional golfers John Daly, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Bryson DeChambeau and more also feature in the movie.
Sandler teased the movie last year during an appearance on “The Tonight Show” by saying: “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.”
Kelce, the NFL star who has been breaking into the acting business as of late with roles in Ryan Murphy’s FX series “Grotesquerie” and the upcoming Lionsgate action-comedy film “Loose Cannons,” said on his podcast last May that he would do anything to appear in the “Happy Gilmore” sequel.
“Travis has… he mentioned it, so we have a nice something for Travis,” Sandler said about Kelce’s appearance in the sequel, although he does not appear in the new trailer. “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.”
Kyle Newacheck, who directed Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Netflix’s “Murder Mystery,” is helming “Happy Gilmore 2.” The sequel is co-written by Sandler and the original film’s Tim Herlihy, while director Dennis Dugan is back as an executive producer.
Watch the “Happy Gilmore 2” trailer in the video below.
