Netflix’sHappy Gilmore 2will include de-aged flashback scenes which open up doors for all types of possibilities in the upcoming comedy sequel. The highly anticipatedsequel toHappy Gilmorewill see the return of classic stars such as Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, and Julie Bowen.Happy Gilmore 2’scast will also featureBenny Safdie, Nick Swardson, Margaret Qualley, and cameo appearances by John Daly, Travis Kelce, and more. TheHappy Gilmoresequel will be yet another one of Sandler’s films made by Netflix and is poised to be one of his most popular straight-to-streaming movies yet.
Although there is no official logline available forHappy Gilmore 2at the time of writing, the sequel should pick up some years after 1996’s original movie, which is still considered to be one ofAdam Sandler’s greatest movies. Happy Gilmore 2 will be directed by Kyle Newacheck (What We Do in the Shadows, Workaholics, Murder Mystery) and written by Sandler andTim Herlihy, who wrote the originalHappy Gilmoreand many other Sandler-led classicssuch asThe Wedding Singer,The Waterboy,Big Daddy, andMr. Deeds. Sandler is fresh off his newNetflix comedy specialLove You, which was released on Jul 06, 2025.
Happy Gilmore 2’s De-Aged Flashbacks Could Be For An Opening Montage
The original Happy Gilmore opened with home videos of his childhood
Actress Julie Bowen recently revealed thatHappy Gilmore 2will feature de-aged flashback scenes. She recently told Collider, “This is not a spoiler, but because there are flashbacks,they have to put me in the hair and the clothes from then, which are not my faves. It’s fun because they also get to de-age me, which I’ve never gotten done. I’m like, ‘Cool, I can’t wait to see what that is.'” She also added, “There’s a lot of really fun stuff. Adam is such a loyal, lovely person to work with, and he loves to take the people along with him from the get-go. Perry [Andelin Blake], our production designer, has been with him since Happy Gilmore, and he looks exactly the same.”
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The firstHappy Gilmoremovie opens with him narrating his life story and videos of his childhood, moving through the years. This creates a solid foundation forHappy Gilmore 2to open up in a similar fashion, which would provide an instant commonality and stylistic bridge between the first and second films. An opening montage that recaps the events in between the two movies inHappy Gilmore 2could be a really fun way of getting viewers up to speed on what happened after the first movie, given it’s been almost 30 years and there’s a lot to cover.
What Else Happy Gilmore 2’s De-Aged Flashbacks Could Be For
Happy Gilmore 2 could also recreate the hilarious “Happy Place” montage
While there’s been no talk ofHappy Gilmore 3yet, using the same de-aging method could be used to round out the potential comedy trilogy. There are endless possibilities for using de-aging technology to reference other iconic scenes in the original film and incorporate other classic characters, such asBen Stiller’s sadistic nurse Hal and the late Carl Weathers’ Chubbs. It could be a simple scene after the first movie that shows a direct continuation, or it could be another competition type of thing. It could be a funeral for Happy’s grandma, since the film will presumably want to honor the passing of Frances Bay, who died in 2011.
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Happy Gilmore 2could also employ de-aging technology to recreate the hilarious “Happy Place” montage, which would include Bowen and McDonald’s characters. A recreation of the original opening montage couldfill in the blanks of what happened to Happy and Virginia Venit’s budding romanceand could include clips of their wedding, honeymoon, and them together as parents raising children over the years. This seems to be the most likely use of the de-aging technology inHappy Gilmore 2, as Bowen confirmed thatHappy and Virginia are still togetherin the sequel.
Happy Gilmore 2’s De-Aging Is A Risk, But Could Work
The fact that it’s a comedy takes some of the weight off
There have been several instances of de-aging technology going wrong and taking away from the immersion and integrity of the story. It also feels a bit more unusual to have the de-aging technology in a comedy, since the most notable examples have been major big-budget projects likeStar Wars,Marvelfilms,Indiana Jones, andThe Irishman.This fact couldplay to the advantage ofHappy Gilmore 2since it may not matter as much if it’s distracting, since it will likely be done for the sake of comedy and won’t need to be entirely believable. If it’s done right inHappy Gilmore 2, de-aging can be effective.
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Happy Gilmore 2
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Happy Gilmore 2 sees the return of Adam Sandler in his iconic role as the retired golfer who steps back onto the green to support his daughter’s passion for ballet. Released in 2025, the film explores Gilmore’s renewed journey in golf to finance her dreams.
