Happy Gilmore sequel starring Adam Sandler confirmed

Almost three decades after the release of Happy Gilmore, Netflix has confirmed that a sequel is officially on the way during its upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday afternoon in New York.

Adam Sandler, who starred in and co-wrote the original film, is set to come back in the titular role of a hockey player with anger management issues, who discovers he has a talent for golf.

The film followed Happy as he enters a golfing tournament to save his grandmother's home and faces off against Shooter McGavin, played by Christopher McDonald.

Happy Gilmore is back! Adam Sandler will reprise his iconic role in a brand new movie coming to Netflix. pic.twitter.com/AERdtqlJ6j

— Netflix (@netflix) May 15, 2024

Happy Gilmore received mixed reviews at the time, but was solid at the box office, grossing $38 million worldwide on a budget of $12 million.

McDonald first stirred up rumours of the sequel in March when he spoke about Sandler having a script ready to go:

"I saw Adam about two weeks ago,” he said, “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 [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!"