‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Script Is Written, Says Shooter McGavin Actor: Adam Sandler ‘Showed Me the First Draft…So It’s in the Works. Fans Demand It’
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director “Happy Gilmore 2″ is apparently being developed by Adam Sandler, and a script even exists.
Shooter McGavin actor Christopher McDonald revealed the news during a radio interview on “Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan.” McDonald said he had a recent run-in with Sandler, who unexpectedly pulled out the first draft for a sequel to their 1996 sports comedy classic. “I saw Adam [Sandler] about two weeks ago, and he says to me, ‘McDonald, you’re gonna love this,'” McDonald said. “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 [of this audio] 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, dammit!” Variety has reached out to Sandler’s representative for comment. Sandler starred in and co-wrote “Happy Gilmore,” which was directed by Dennis Dugan.
The sports comedy remains one of Sandler’s most popular comedies. He plays the eponymous Happy Gilmore, a hockey player with anger management issues who discovers he’s also got a talent for golf.
Read more on variety.com