Fans thrilled as Adam Sandler's 'Happy Gilmore' co-star Christopher McDonald confirms sequel is in the works

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Adam Sandler's 1996 hit 'Happy Gilmore' is going to have a sequel as revealed by his co-star Christopher McDonald during his appearance on 92.3 The Fan Cleveland's 'The Ken Carman Show'. 

Christopher McDonald says Adam Sandler showed him the first draft of 'Happy Gilmore 2'

McDonald shared, "Here's a quick intel. I saw Adam about two weeks ago and he says to me, 'McDonald. You're going to love this.' I said 'What?' And he says, 'How about that?' and he shows me a first draft of 'Happy Gilmore 2.'"

McDonald, who played Shooter McGavin in the 1996 film, continued, "I don't want to be a liar. I said that would be awesome. It's in the works. Fans demand it." 

On IMDb, the synopsis of 'Happy Gilmore' reads, "After his grandmother's house is repossessed by the IRS. A bad-tempered hockey player takes his talents to golf to earn the big bucks and get his grandmother's house back."

Sandler played the titular character of Happy Gilmore in the film directed by Dennis Dugan. He is also credited as the writer alongside Tim Herlihy. 

The 'Just Go With It' actor renewed his feature deal with Netflix in 2020 and has kept busy since then. In 2023, he starred in the movies 'Murder Mystery 2' and 'You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah' as well as lent his voice to the title character in the animated film 'Leo'. 

Fans can't wait to see 'Happy Gilmore 2'

One fan commented, "You gotta think Sandler knows he’s playing with fire here and he will ensure a great story is created. I don’t think this is solely a money grab. At least, I pray." 

Another noted, "Great news! And going to theatres & not just a Netflix movie is even better! Hopefully they get Drew Carey to appear in this one in place of Bob Barker." 

"Oh s**t! I didn’t think we would ever see a Happy Gilmore 2, the original is a classic," remarked a person, while someone else shared a clip from from the film and noted, "I don’t think there’s anything they can do in the sequel to top this scene."

"I watched this more then 20 times as a kid. It’ll actually be kinda nice to revisit a character like this," wrote one more excited fan.

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