Grab your clubs, throw on your visor and get ready for tee-time – Happy is back in action!
Netflix offered fans of Sandler’s beloved 1996 comedy a greater insight to its sequel with a new teaser trailer today, which shows Happy hesitating to get back on the golf course after going ‘years’ without swinging a club.
The movie picks up decades after the events of the original Happy Gilmore, in which Sandler’s character took on a strenuous season of golf to try and raise money to pay the IRS for his grandmother’s missing tax payments.
The underestimated golfer made allies and enemies along the way, and successfully managed to save his grandma’s house.
After winning the PGA Tour Championship, Happy took a step back – but now he’s returned, and neither the course or the golf simulator seem prepared for him.
Sandler is set to return for the movie alongside the likes of Julie Bowen, Ben Stiller and Christopher McDonald, while some new faces include Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (aka Bad Bunny), Sandler’s daughters Sadie and Sunny Sandler, and Blake Clark.
Ben Stiller stars alongside Sandler in the upcoming sequel (Netflix)
The new teaser comes after Sandler previously excited fans about the prospect of Happy’s return with a post on Instagram, where he showed a picture of his character’s iconic jersey.
Alongside the image, he wrote: “It ain’t over. The way I see it… we’ve only just begun.”
Fans couldn’t contain their excitement over the sequel, with one writing: “There has never been a sequel with as much riding on it as Happy Gilmore 2. Please Adam for the love of god do not mess this up! I’ve watched the original more times than any other movie in my life. I remember one summer I watched it like 3 times a day. I can still quote every line from start to finish.”
After almost 30 years, thankfully there’s now not too long to wait before the movie arrives, as Netflix has confirmed a release date for the comedy on July 25.
Happy Gilmore 2 has been written by original Happy Gilmore co-writer Tim Herlihy, while the original director Dennis Dugan will serve as executive producer. The sequel is being directed by Kyle Newacheck, who previously worked with Sandler on Murder Mystery.
