Adam Sandler 'couldn't be happier' with Happy Gilmore 2 reaction
Adam Sandler has been wowed by the public's reaction to Happy Gilmore 2.
Adam Sandler "couldn’t be happier" with the response to Happy Gilmore 2.
The 58-year-old actor has reprised the role of Happy to star in the long-awaited comedy sequel, and Adam has been thrilled by the public's reaction to the new movie.
The actor - who has enjoyed huge success with Tim Herlihy, his writing partner - told The Hollywood Reporter: "We couldn’t be happier. It’s something that I can’t describe.
"Just walking down the street, hearing people talk about it even before it came out — we were like, something fun is going on here. We went from, this was nothing we ever thought about, to having one of the best times of our careers together, feeling the fun of it all."
Julie Bowen reprised the role of Virginia Venit for the new movie. However, the character is killed off early in the film.
Asked if it was a difficult decision to move on from the character, Adam replied: "We love Julie. She’s just a great vibe and a great person. We love working with her, and we did the first one and Hubie Halloween.
"We just knew we needed Happy to have to overcome something in this story. There’s nothing more painful than losing someone you love. Just wanted to show how dedicated Happy was to Julie’s character, and he would never be able to move on from it and the love he had for her. We just thought that was something to have going with the new story of where Happy is at his age.
"We’re older now, so we’ve seen people go through stuff, and when you get older, this shit can happen — not in the same way it happens in our movie, but you lose people. Just dealing with it is difficult, and especially when you feel like you might have been a part of it, it’s hard to shake that stuff.
"So we just thought it was interesting for Happy to have to think about that and get back in the game."
Julie recently admitted that she "started laughing" when she learned that her character dies in Happy Gilmore 2.
The 55-year-old actress - who appeared in the original Happy Gilmore movie in 1996 - told People: "When I found out that I was killed on page 12, I started laughing.
"I was on vacation with my family, and I had no wifi. I could barely read this thing. I only had my phone, and I was like, 'Am I seeing this right'? Trying to blow it up.
"And I was like, 'Oh, yeah, I'm dead. And he kills me.' Then I just started laughing. I just started laughing and laughing, and Adam [Sandler] was trying to get through to me. I was on island with no wifi and barely any cell, and we finally connected.
"I go, 'I don't care. It's great. Happy can't be happy.'"
