Happy Gilmore Director Dennis Dugan to return to camera in Netflix sequel starring Adam Sandler, hollywood reporter Already learned.
Dugan serves as executive producer Happy Gilmore 2will reprise his role as PGA Tour commissioner Doug Thompson, who originated the 1996 comedy. A new film directed by Kyle Newacheck is currently in production and has yet to announce a release date.
Sandler returns as protagonist Happy Gilmore, who in the original was an unsuccessful hockey player who became an unlikely golf star due to his hard hitting. Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Ben Stiller are returning faces from the first film, while new additions to the cast include Ben Benny Safdie, Bad Bunny, Margaret Qualley and Scott Mescudi, plus guest star Travis Kaye Travis Kelce and golfer John Daly.
Sandler, Tim Herlihy, Robert Simmonds and Jake Giaraputo will return for the sequel. Sandler and Herlihy wrote the script for the show Happy Gilmore 2 After writing the original movie script.
Dennis Dugan (seated), producers Sid Ganis and Adam Sandler big daddy put.
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general release Happy Gilmore The film was released on February 16, 1996 and has since become a hit and one of Sandler’s favorite films. Dugan later directed Sandler in many other successful comedies, including big daddy, I now declare you Chuck and Larry, Don’t mess with Zohan, let it beand grown ups and its sequel. Dugan has also directed the following films problem child, beverly hills ninja and national security.
Most recently, Dugan wrote and directed the comedy starring Diane Keaton Love, weddings and other disasterswhich was released in 2020. auditionproduced in New York earlier this year.
Dugan began his entertainment career as an actor. In addition to guest appearances in many of his own projects, he’s also appearing in a 2024 release Knox leaves Spanish feature film starring Michael Keaton There is only one father 4.
in previous interviews THRDugan recalled trying unsuccessfully to get a pre-fame Sandler a role in his 1992 film brain donor. Years later, when Dugan met Sandler and other members of the original cast happy gilmoreWhen his team pitched him as director, the star immediately acknowledged Dugan’s previous support, and the filmmaker landed the job without having to pitch a word.
“Sandler said, ‘You!’ I said, ‘You! ‘ He said, ‘You stood up for me, and that’s why you made this movie. ‘”
A representative for Netflix declined to comment on Duggan’s casting Happy Gilmore 2.
