‘Happy Gilmore 2’ is definitely in the works, says Drew Barrymore

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Happy Gilmore is underway.The actor and television presenter confirmed, during a preview clip from the next episode of The Drew Barrymore Show, that Adam Sandler has written a screenplay for Happy Gilmore 2.In the video, the E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial star said: “I want it.

I need it. And I stayed up last night with my daughter watching Billy Madison,” another one of Sandler’s films.“I sent Sandler a video of that, and then he sent me another video back, and I’m waiting to see if he’s confirming about the Happy Gilmore 2 script.”A post shared by The Drew Barrymore Show (@thedrewbarrymoreshow)Later in the video, Barrymore looked at her phone before announcing: “This just in, I have breaking news.

I’ll just say this, from my source, that it is in process.”She added: “There is a process, and that process is in process.”This comes after a sequel was previously teased by Christopher McDonald, who played the villainous Shooter McGavin in the 1996 comedy.Speaking on the Ken Carman Show (via Variety), the actor said: “I saw Adam about two weeks ago, and he says to me, ‘McDonald, you’re gonna love this.’ I said, ‘What?’ He says, ‘How about that,’ and he shows me the first draft of Happy Gilmore 2.”“Maybe you should cut that out because I don’t wanna be a liar, but he did show me that, and I thought, ‘Well, that would be awesome.’”“So it’s in the works.

Fans demand it, damn it!” he added.However, the rumours of a sequel to the sports comedy may have risen earlier than intended.