Adam Sandler Says Carl Weathers Had a ‘Massive Part’ in 'Happy Gilmore 2'
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Adam Sandler Says Carl Weathers Had a ‘Massive Part’ in 'Happy Gilmore 2'
Cover Images Adam Sandler is heading back to the golf course nearly three decades after Happy Gilmore’s 1996 release. Netflix announced in May 2024 that Happy Gilmore 2 was in the works with Sandler set to reprise his role as the titular character. The cult classic followed Happy, an unsuccessful ice hockey player, as he discovered his natural talent for golf. He enters a golf tournament hoping to win money to save his grandmother’s house from f…
Adam Sandler Says Carl Weathers Was Going to Return for ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Before His Death: It Was a ‘Painful Change’ to the Script
“Happy Gilmore 2,” set to drop on Netflix July 25, almost had one more cast member from the original film included: Carl Weathers — who played Derick “Chubbs” Peterson, the sage handless pro golfer who meets an unfortunate end. Weathers, though, died at the age of 76 on February 1, 2024. The movie did not begin shooting until later that year. “We had a painful change. Carl Weathers had a massive part,” Sandler said in an interview with Collider.…
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