CNN
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It appears like Adam Sandler could be teeing up a sequel to his famed 1996 golf comedy “Completely happy Gilmore,” a minimum of in response to actor Christopher McDonald.
McDonald, who performed Shooter McGavin – the infamous arch nemesis of Sandler’s character Completely happy Gilmore – teased the potential of a “Completely happy Gilmore 2” throughout an interview on Friday’s episode of “Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan” radio present.
“I noticed Adam about two weeks in the past… And he reveals me the primary draft of ‘Completely happy Gilmore 2,’” McDonald mentioned, referring to a script he mentioned that Sandler confirmed him.
He joked that the hosts he was talking with could wish to “lower that out” of the radio present as a result of, he mentioned, “I don’t wanna be a liar, however he did present me that, and I assumed, ‘Effectively, that may be superior.’”
“So, it’s within the works. Followers demand it, dammit!” McDonald mentioned. He later added that when he noticed the script, he mentioned he was “very, very happy.”
CNN had reached out to representatives for McDonald and Sandler for remark.
Sandler co-wrote “Happy Gilmore” and it grew to become certainly one of his hottest movies. It follows Completely happy Gilmore (Sandler), a not-so-mild-mannered wannabe hockey participant who discovers that he’s an exceptionally proficient golfer with a slapshot-style swing.
He joins a golf match to attempt to win some cash in an try to assist save his grandmother’s home that she’s on the verge of dropping. Gilmore goes on to change into a golf legend, however his outrageous temperament and untraditional model catches the ire of golf professional Shooter McGavin (McDonald).
The 1996 slapstick comedy stars Julie Bowen, Frances Bay, Kevin Nealon and Carl Weathers – who died final month at age 76 – alongside Sandler and McDonald.
“Completely happy Gilmore” was launched throughout a prophetic period for Sandler, who starred in quite a few different beloved comedy classics all through the ’90s, together with “Billy Madison,” “Massive Daddy” and “The Waterboy.”