ADAM Sandler is ready to bring a major sequel to our screens, and has already decided on one of his cast members.
Happy Gilmore 2 is currently in the early days of production, and the golf comedy sequel has one sports star on board.
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Adam, 57, has asked podcaster and sportscaster Dan Patrick, 66, to join him on screen once again.
Dan has already appeared in several of Adam’s films, including I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Just Go with It, and Hustle.
With their long working relationship in mind, Dan wasted no time in messaging Adam to ask how much time he should set aside to work on the upcoming movie.
“Sandman, just trying to finalize my schedule for the upcoming year. How much time should I take off for the sequel to Happy Gilmore?” Dan read from his phone in a clip from his podcast shared on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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“A few days. But I’ll let you know when there’s a script. Still figuring a lot out,” Dan recalled Golden Globe winner Adam responding.
When Dan messaged Adam to say that he was just “kidding,” the Hollywood star responded, “You’re in it, bro. You play you.”
Just last week, Christopher McDonald, who played Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore, dropped the news that a sequel was on its way.
The actor shared that the first draft of the script was finalized, according to Variety.
TOUGH CROWD
While Happy Gilmore was a comedy hit, Adam didn’t manage to hit the same notes when he accepted the People’s Icon Award last month.
At the People Choice Awards, Adam was joined on stage by Jennifer Aniston as he gave a long acceptance speech.
However, instead of giving a speech for the award he won, he pretended to be accepting the crown for People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive.
Adam’s long, NSFW monologue didn’t win over all viewers, with many heading to X to complain about the bit.
“Is it just me, or did that #AdamSandler segment just drag on and on and on? #PCAs You’d think the guy had invented comedy,” one fan blasted.
Horrible speech, not funny in any way, and a total waste of my time.
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“Horrible speech, not funny in any way, and a total waste of my time,” said a second.
AMONG THE STARS
Despite returning to his comedic roots, Adam has shown off his drama props in many recent hits, such as the super popular Uncut Gems.
The star recently wowed viewers with his acting in Spaceman, again ditching comedy in favor of sci-fi.
The Netflix movie, which sees Adam in the role of an astronaut, has received rave reviews since its premiere last month.
“Smart, entrancing, and filed firmly under interesting.
“Spaceman is a conversation-starting meditation on the human condition made as a piece of art for audiences to experience rather than being a film made with an audience in mind,” wrote one viewer on Rotten Tomatoes.
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