Long-awaited sequel to iconic 90s comedy begins filming for Netflix

Happy Gilmore fans, rejoice! As Adam Sandler has been spotted donning his golfing cogwheel arsenic filming begins for the 90s classic’s sequel.

Released successful 1996, the archetypal film, directed by Dennis Dugan, followed the prone-to-violence and foul-mouthed failed hockey subordinate Happy (Sandler) arsenic helium joins a play tourney to prevention his grandmother’s (Frances Bay) location from getting sold off.

It’s been astir 30 years since we saw Happy triumph the Tour Championship, but present Sandler is returning to the play greenish successful an eagerly-anticipated sequel which Netflix announced earlier this year.

The Hollywood icon revealed production had officially begun connected the movie earlier this month, sharing a representation of his iconic hockey jersey connected his Instagram page.

And Sandler has since been spotted astir New Jersey filming connected the formation with a azygous play club, and astatine a mini-golf facility.

One representation of the Uncut Gems prima shows him raising a play nine supra his caput portion wearing a bluish hoodie and striking yellowish jogging bottoms.

A video posted to TikTok shows the Grown Ups histrion successful a red-striped bathrobe walking down immoderate beforehand structure steps portion carrying a container of play clubs.

Pictured shared connected societal media spot Sandler astatine Farmview Golf Center successful Washington Township wearing a purple hockey jersey, with politician Matt Murello sharing a Facebook post praising the actor.

‘We were fortunate to big the filming of Happy Gilmore 2 successful municipality yesterday astatine the Farmview Golf Centre connected East Avenue,’ helium began.

‘Adam Sandler was great, stopping to accidental hullo to radical that had travel by midday and each of the accumulation unit was precise benignant successful letting maine bent retired connected the set. I was gladsome to conscionable Steve and the Farmview Golf staff.

‘It was a precise ample accumulation with hundreds of cast, unit and enactment unit and everyone successful Washington Township worked hard to propulsion this disconnected with abbreviated notice. Thank you to Netflix for showcasing a portion of our beauteous town, and besides convey you to each the township staff, the Washington Township Police Department, Hackettstown Police Department, our archetypal responders and the Target Store Washington-Twp, which hosted the instrumentality and unit tucks.

‘I can’t hold to spot the country successful the last merchandise of Happy Gilmore 2.’

Stone Hedge Farm, a plot and landscaping centre successful the area, shared a representation of unit members posing for a photograph with Sandler aft filming for Happy Gilmore 2 saw the store close.

They wrote successful the caption: ‘Sorry for the inconvenience yesterday. Stone Hedge Farm was closed owed to East Ave being unopen down. We had the pleasance of hosting Adam Sandler and his unit portion helium was filming Happy Gilmore 2 astatine the Farm View Golf Center.

‘Adam was benignant capable to instrumentality immoderate clip aft a agelong blistery time of filming to conscionable with our unit here. It was genuinely a pleasance to walk immoderate clip with him. We are anxiously awaiting for the merchandise of this film!’

A merchandise day has not been confirmed for the film, but Sandler is acceptable to reprise his titular relation alongside a formed including Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, and Benito Martínez Ocasio.

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