Adam Sandler’s Explosive Golfer is back in the Netflix trailer

Netflix has a little surprise Christmas gift for Adam Sandler fans that’s been 28 years in the making.

On Wednesday, the streamer shared a trailer for it as part of its “NFL Christmas Gameday” live event Have fun with Gilmore 2the upcoming sequel to the 1996 Sandler sports comedy that propelled the comedian to superstardom. In the sequel, Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Dennis Dugan, Allen Covert and Ben Stiller reprise their roles from the original hit comedy.

Have fun with Gilmore 2As Sandler revealed in 2022, follows its titular hockey player-turned-golfer as he embarks on a senior golf tour. McDonald will reprise the role of professional golfer Shooter McGavin and Bowen will reprise the role of Gilmore’s love interest Virginia Venit. And Stiller, who was announced as a new addition to the cast in November, returns as Hal L, a role he originated Happy Gilmore but went over to Sandler’s Hubie Halloween in 2020.

The sequel also marks the 13th film Sandler has worked on with writing partner Tim Herlihy, who also worked on it Saturday Night Live next to the comic as his star rose, as well as then-SNL Author Tina Fey, in the early 1990s (Herlihy for Sandler’s classic Canteen Boy character). SNL). When Sandler left the show, the two began collaborating on the big man-child-out-of-water comedies that made Sandler a star, starting with the one-two punch of Billy Madison in 1995 and Happy Gilmore the following year.

In addition to the returning cast, superstar rapper and singer Bad Bunny, The substanceare Margaret Qualley, Sandler’s comedy regular and sidekick Nick Swardson, and actor and filmmaker Benny Safdie, who wrote and directed the actor’s edgy indie hit Unpolished gemstonesjoin the ensemble. Guest appearances confirmed for the comedy include appearances from rapper Eminem, football player Travis Kelce and television host Dan Patrick.

In 2020, Netflix extended its production deal with Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions to produce four more films. The deal originally signed in 2014 was brought before the extension The Ridiculous 6, The Do-Over, Sandy Wexler, The Week Of; crime thriller; and 100% fresh to the streaming giant. Netflix said this Crime was the most streamed film of 2019.

Netflix has not yet announced a release date Have fun with Gilmore 2 but the trailer suggests a release sometime in 2025.