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Listen up, Sand-heads. The Adam Sandler sequel you’ve long long long been waiting for is finally on the way. For years now, the comedy icon has had a fruitful partnership with Netflix, delivering fresh comedies and more serious fare from the star. Now, the streaming service is responsible for finally delivering Happy Gilmore 2 – following up Sandler’s beloved 1996 sports comedy, in which the titular character swaps ice hockey for golf, and becomes something of a sporting legend. The first teaser is here, not only confirming the film’s release date, but giving fans the first proper look at Gilmore back on the green. Watch it here:

The vibes of this one are pure cosiness – letting those who love Gilmore’s antics bask in the glory of seeing him back in action, while also delivering some familiar faces. Christopher McDonald is back as Gilmore’s golfing nemesis Shooter McGavin,...

In the months since exiting “General Hospital,” actress Kelly Monaco (ex-Sam McCall) has been relatively quiet on social media. That changed recently when she announced she would host a brand-new podcast series with long-time friend Shanna Moakler, titled “Bad Bunnies,” a reference to their time as Playboy playmates.

“Buckle up, Bunnies… Kelly Monaco & @shannamoakler are teaming up for a brand-new podcast, Bad Bunnies!” said Monaco in a post on Instagram announcing the new project. “Unfiltered. Untamed. Unapologetic. We’re bringing you Hollywood secrets, wild stories, pop culture tea, and real talk—nothing is off-limits!

“But before we drop our first episode, we want to hear from You! What topics do you want us to spill on? Reality TV chaos? Dating disasters? Hollywood drama? Let us know in the comments! Tag your besties & get ready—Bad Bunnies is coming Soon!”

Responding to Monaco’s “big announcement,” former co-star Kate Mansi (Kristina Davis) commented,...

With roles in movies like Uncut Gems and Hustle, Adam Sandler has shown that he can be a great dramatic actor, but no matter what he does for the rest of his career, he will be best remembered for his man-child persona on Saturday Night Live and in early film roles such as Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore. Those movies were hits that are still popular today, but you can't say they were exactly critically acclaimed. In the mid-90s, Sandler was bashed for his acting, but in 1998 that all changed thanks to arguably his first great movie, The Wedding Singer. It was all possible due to the addition of a strong female character, played by Drew Barrymore, and helped along by none other than Carrie Fisher.

Adam Sandler is one of his generation's most iconic comedy actors. His early works, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy, The Wedding Singer, etc., are among the most well-known and acclaimed. While later movies have seen a more "mixed" critical reception, Sandler has no doubt made his mark. But what if there was a secret Easter egg in several of his movies? And what if that Easter egg was hidden in plain sight?

In several Sandman pictures, his female love interest has the initials "Vv." There's Veronica Vaughn, Virginia Venit, Vicki Vallencourt, and more. But not every onscreen partner has these initials, so what's the story with the ones that do? Have we stumbled down some new conspiracy theory rabbit hole? Is "Vv" a secret sign warning of what's to come? Or is it just Sandler being Sandler and making up funny names? In all likelihood, the latter is the case.

Exclusive: Rachel Dratch and Amy Spanger are the latest stars to join next week’s one-night-only Vape! The Grease Parody benefit for the Entertainment Community Fund.

Vape! The Grease Parody, set for Tuesday, March 11 at 7:30 pm/Et at The Town Hall in New York City has not completed its casting. Dratch, who will play Teen Angel, and Spanger, as Marty, join the previously announced Kerry Butler (Sandy), James Carpinello (Danny), Ann Harada (Jan) Jackie Hoffman (Rizzo), Aisha Jackson (Frenchie), Joel Perez (Kenickie) and Jelani Remy (Sonny).

Vape! is a send-up of the iconic musical Grease, poking fun, as the synopsis states, “at all the wonderful moments, sexual innuendos, outrageous characters, rivalries and secret romances from the original, while taking a satirical look at the state of youth culture today, which may have evolved,...

Her fans and followers know that Gayle King won’t pass up the opportunity to indulge in tasty treats.

CBS Mornings viewers saw her receive a special Valentine’s Day cupcake delivery from actor Morris Chestnut a few weeks ago.

In addition, she’s known to enjoy some pie, even if a delivery person might have helped themselves to a slice first.

She recently showed up during a celebration for Drew Barrymore’s milestone birthday.

Gayle appeared as part of Drew’s daytime show to help co-host a special segment.

Later, Gayle ensured she got to feast by grabbing some of the sweets from Drew’s party on the set.

Gayle got called out amid Drew’s celebration

In a video clip shared on Instagram, viewers see Gayle at a table in the studio for The Drew Barrymore Show. Drew is on one side of the table, along with The Wishbones.

Image Source: Amazon For more than forty years, Drew Barrymore has captured hearts on the big screen. She started as a child star in classics like E.T. and Firestarter, then grew into the rom-com queen of the ‘90s, with hits like The Wedding Singer. But there’s one film that fans still hold especially dear—Never Been Kissed. It’s a story that perfectly balances the chaos of high school with the bittersweet yearning for love and acceptance, creating a film that continues to strike a chord. Never Been Kissed follows Josie Geller, a sweet but socially awkward 25-year-old copy editor working for the Chicago Sun-Times. Josie has spent her life on the sidelines—clumsy in love and haunted by a less-than-stellar high school experience. Her life takes an unexpected turn when her tough editor, Gus, assigns her an ambitious undercover story. Her task? To go back to high school,...

Adam Sandler buried a little Easter egg in his birthday message for Drew Barrymore’s 50th. The “Happy Gilmore” and “Uncut Gems” star dropped a reference to “The Wedding Singer” in his video message that was shown on Friday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show.”

“I just want to tell you happy birthday from all of us. Fifty years you’ve been on this planet, making it so much better. We are so happy to have you on planet Earth. We all love you, we all think you’re the sweetest — everybody I know does,” Sandler said in his video, which was posted on the show’s Instagram feed. “Happy, happy birthday. All of us want to grow old with you, and we will. So you keep being you, Drew, and making us all feel excited about life.”

Sandler then pantomimed kissing the camera repeatedly and said, “From me and Jackie,...

Despite releasing at the end of 2023, one of 2024's biggest sleeper hits at the box office was "Anyone But You," a romantic-comedy starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney as former lovers who cross paths at a destination wedding and pretend to be a couple in order to placate their respective families. Given the film's financial success, it shows a potential bright future for the rom-com genre, which in recent years has struggled to have the success it once had throughout the 2000s with hits like "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Knocked Up."

Thanks to "Anyone But You," there are a lot of audiences with a renewed interest in satiating their desire for a raunchy, laugh-out-loud rom-com, especially ones with the hard-to-resist enemies-to-lovers trope, a disastrous wedding, or perhaps a reinterpretation a well-known story in the modern era. We've selected 15 of the best movies like "Anyone But You," including some superb romantic-comedies from recent history,...

The latest in our series where writers draw attention to their favourite good-time watches goes back to the 90s when Adam Sandler went back to the 80s

Back in the days when I first attempted to be an adult – first desk job, first flat, first live-in girlfriend – there was no such thing as streaming, catch-up, Blu-Ray, 4K, HD or even widescreen tellies. Instead, I owned a 15in Sony Trinitron TV that had taken me months to save up for on my £10-a-week school paper round – smaller than the massive one we’d rented from Currys as students – and a VHS player. The only films I owned were three ex-rental cassettes I’d bought from the local Blockbuster: There’s Something About Mary, Enemy of the State and The Wedding Singer.

Once we’d watched a bit of the terrestrial channels (I was too poor to afford Sky), my girlfriend – who was...

Before indulging in some negativity, it’s best to emphasize that Adam Sandler has indeed been in some good movies over the decades. Some of his best films happen to be a little more dramatic, like Punch-Drunk Love, which is a dramedy, and Uncut Gems, which is more of a crime movie with some dark/uncomfortable comedy. But his broader comedies can also be good, as shown by the genuinely sweet and well-made The Wedding Singer.

Drew Barrymore is taking her Instagram followers on a trip down memory lane to celebrate the 21st anniversary of her beloved rom-com 50 First Dates. On Instagram, Barrymore shared a sweet throwback from the film, featuring co-star Adam Sandler. The 2004 movie, directed by Peter Segal, follows Barrymore's Lucy Whitmore, a woman with short-term memory loss. Sandler's Henry Roth had the romantic (and unique) task of making her fall in love with him again and again... and again. Barrymore's Instagram post, captioned "Throwing it back" with a tag for Sandler, features the pair in costume from the iconic scene where Henry serenades Lucy with "Forgetful Lucy."

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50 First Dates landed in theaters on February 13, 2004, and was a box office success, grossing nearly $200 million worldwide. While it didn't exactly impress critics (the film holds a 45% rating on Rotten Tomatoes), the chemistry between Sandler and Barrymore was undeniable.

Michael Groszkruger, the respected market research executive who spent more than two decades at New Line Cinema and Warner Bros., died Jan. 30 of complications from cancer in Portland, Oregon, his family announced. He was 60.

Groszkruger served as a vice president and head of research at New Line from 1997-2008, a period in which the studio released such notable films as Wag the Dog, The Wedding Singer, Magnolia, Love & Basketball and entries in the Lord of the Rings, Austin Powers and Rush Hour franchises.

“A lot of New Line’s success was due to Mike’s extraordinary ability to take research and distill the data into creative insights,” former New Line president of marketing Russell Schwartz said in a statement. “His instincts in marketing were unparalleled.”

Groszkruger segued to New Line sister studio Warner Bros. as vp market research in 2008 and helped market Harry Potter, Hobbit, Hangover and Clint Eastwood films,...

The early-year slowdown at the box office brought an unpleasant surprise for workers at Alamo Drafthouse: nationwide layoffs. But unionized employees at three of the dine-in chains theaters in Colorado and New York pushed back.

This week, workers at the Alamo location in Sloans Lake, Colorado who are unionized with the Communication Workers of America Local 7777, authorized a strike in response to an unspecified number of layoffs across the chain’s 35 locations last month. They joined Alamo workers at the chain’s locations in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, who are unionized with United Auto Workers Local 2179, who filed unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the chain and Sony Pictures Entertainment, which acquired Alamo last year.

Josh Reitze, a member of Cwa 7777 who has worked in the kitchen at the Sloans Alamo location since 2022, said that news of the layoffs came as a big shock to employees,...

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore's second rom-com together is climbing the streaming chart, as 50 First Dates sits at number five on the Prime Video chart. It's a great Valentine's Day date night movie and has plenty of charm and emotion. The movie follows a vet in Hawaii named Henry (Sandler) who falls for Lucy (Barrymore) with short-term memory loss. Basically, she forgets everything that happened the day before when she wakes up.

Her father and brother, played by Blake Clarke and a hilarious Sean Astin, are very protective of Lucy. Since she's "stuck" in the day she lost her memory in an accident, they attempt to play along with the idea that she wasn't in an accident. But love blooms between Henry and Lucy, despite his having to woo her constantly.

The film opened 21 years ago, on Feb. 13, 2004, just in time for Valentine's Day, and became an instant crowd-pleaser...

Actress Drew Barrymore has opened up about her unique on-screen relationship with Adam Sandler during a recent appearance on “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.” The 49-year-old star shared intimate details about their long-standing professional partnership and deep friendship.

Barrymore explained that her chemistry with Sandler goes beyond typical romantic attraction. “It’s something bigger than hot, sexual chemistry,” she said, describing their connection as a “true admiration of another person.” The pair have collaborated on three successful romantic comedies, including “The Wedding Singer” (1998), “50 First Dates” (2004), and “Blended” (2014).

What makes their relationship particularly interesting is the support from Sandler’s wife, Jackie. Adam Sandler previously revealed on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” that his wife actively encourages their on-screen interactions. “The best thing is that my wife loves Drew so much that there’s no jealousy at all,” Sandler shared.

Their friendship extends beyond the film set. The two...

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler are friendship goals.

Barrymore recently stopped by Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen. During a game, the late-night host asked Barrymore: “Who’s been your best on-screen kiss?” The actress replied, “I mean, I love that Adam Sandler and I are so platonic. We never dated, his wife Jackie [Sandler] is my dear friend.”

She continued: “But, I love being in films with him because I think we’re representing something bigger than hot sexual chemistry. We’re representing true admiration of another person.”

Cohen then noted that he loved their kiss scene in the rom-com The Wedding Singer.

The pair have also appeared together in 50 First Dates and Blended.

Barrymore and Sandler have stayed close in real life, and their families have even watched 50 First Dates together. In 2020, they recreated their roles from the beloved film in a sketch for Barrymore’s talk show,...

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler always played the believable couple whenever they were paired together in a film. Outside of the films, they are best friends, with Barrymore stating that she is friends with Sandler’s wife Jackie. While their relationship is platonic, Barrymore had no problem in naming him her best onscreen kiss.

Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in a still from 50 First Dates | Credits: Sony Pictures Releasing

Barrymore claimed that what they have between them in films was just more s*xual chemistry. Barrymore and Sandler have appeared in a total of three films—The Wedding Singer (1998), 50 First Dates (2004), and Blended (2014). Even before the first film, Barrymore knew that they were destined to do a film together.

Drew Barrymore reveals her best friend Adam Sandler as her best onscreen kiss Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in a still from Blended | Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures

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It’s unbelievable to learn that it has been almost 30 years since Happy Gilmore graced fans with its comedic presence in theaters and at home. The 1996 sports comedy was one of Adam Sandler’s first, before he had formed Happy Madison Productions, which went on to become a juggernaut in the movie business. The cast is made up of mostly familiar faces, many of whom went on to star in huge projects, including Sandler himself.

With a sequel film coming out this year, and many of the original cast members reprising their roles, fans are excited at the prospect of seeing the title character and his hockey-inspired golf style once again. But it also makes fans curious what the cast members have been up to in the last almost three decades, notably the ones who aren’t the most known figures.

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Adam Sandler is a comedic heavy hitter in the industry. His prolific career in the 1990s and 2000s saw him starring in so many movies that some gems inevitably slipped through the cracks of mainstream popularity. But the times are a-changin’ and, thanks to the rise of streaming services, a whole new generation gets to witness Sandler at his best. Spanglish, a rom-com from 2004, is the latest to join the lineup, arriving on Netflix on Feb. 1.

Spanglish tells the story of Flor (Paz Vega), a Mexican immigrant and devoted single mother who does not speak English. She takes a job as a housekeeper for the affluent Clasky family, which consists of John, a Los Angeles chef and the family patriarch, Deborah, his wife and former businesswoman, their children Bernice and Georgie, and Deborah’s mother, Evelyn, a retired singer. The new gig, personal revelations, and cultural clashes cause Flor to...

Aloha! The natural beauty of Hawaii has long inspired and captivated filmmakers longing to show off the soaring cliffs and clear blue waters, in addition to the rich Polynesian culture. Many romantic comedies and coming-of-age films have taken advantage of the stirring imagery to evoke paradise, spirit, and dreamy tenderness. But there's tragedy and drama to be found there too, given the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, as well as the many wartime epics that have been made showing Hawaii at its most tragic.

Given the geographic variety of the state, it's no surprise that a diverse range of stories have been told using the islands and its people, and here, we're taking a look at the 10 best films set in Hawaii.

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No thoughts, pure vibes. "North Shore" may lack substance,...

One of Adam Sandler's most underrated and divisive comedies is finally returning to streaming this February. Sandler's run of comedies from 1995 to 2008 is nothing short of legendary. Within that time, the actor and writer released Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Punch-Drunk-Love, 50 First Dates, The Longest Yard, and You Don't Mess with the Zohan (this writer's personal favorite). But, the film that kicked it all off was Billy Madison, and it's finally coming back to streaming.

Billy Madison arrives on Hulu on Feb. 1; it was directed by Tamra Davis, and co-written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy (Happy Gilmore) and is one of Sandler's most underrated comedies. Released in 1995, the film follows 27-year-old Billy Madison (Sandler) who is set to take over his father's hotel empire. However, his father (Darren McGavin) has one demand before he inherits the fortune: for his son to go back and finish school.

It may only have a 40% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, but Adam Sandler’s 1995 movie, Billy Madison, has become a classic among audiences since it was released 30 years ago. The film boasts a 79% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, and hits Hulu on Feb. 1.

Billy Madison stars Sandler as the titular man-child, Billy Madison, who, to inherit his father’s hotel empire, must repeat first through twelfth grade again. His father, Brian, is played by the late Darren McGavin, of A Christmas Story fame. In the process of going through school again, Billy is hindered by his rival, Eric Gordon, played by Emmy-winner Bradley Whitford (The West Wing).

Although Billy Madison wasn’t a box office hit, grossing just $26.4 million against a budget of $10 million, it is considered to be one of Sandler’s funniest movies and one of the first starring the Saturday Night Live alum. Before Billy Madison, Sandler...

For decades, Adam Sandler has been one of Hollywood's biggest stars, churning out hit comedy after hit comedy despite the less than stellar reputation a lot of them might have. His '90s run is one of his career high points with an impressive group of films that include Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, and Big Daddy. Most of these films work so well solely because of Sandler's work in them.

Looking at Adam Sandler's best films overall tells a much different story, though. Under all the over-the-top comedic antics, Sandler's ability to bring out incredible dramatic performances is what helps to set him apart for so long in his career. Even his upcoming run of films would make no sense for most actors, but that is what makes Adam Sandler so interesting as an actor.

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The original is one of Adam Sandler's best comedies, and now Happy Gilmore 2 is in the works. Happy Gilmore was a key movie that, alongside Billy Madison, helped make Adam Sandler a comedy leading man. The 1996 hit featured Sandler as the title character, a failed ice hockey player who discovers an unlikely talent for golf. He uses this skill to win prize money that would help his grandmother get her house back, but first, he has to beat a jealous rival and learn to control his explosive anger.

Happy Gilmore made great use of Sandler's comic skills and featured a fantastic supporting cast, including Christopher McDonald as Gilmore's rival Shooter McGavin, Carl Weathers, and an uncredited Ben Stiller as evil retirement home orderly Hal. The success of the film led to bigger movies for Adam Sandler like The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy, but Happy Gilmore is still...

Although it has an ignominious reputation, Adam Sandler’s holiday movie Eight Crazy Nights is nowhere near as bad as critics claimed. In 2002, it truly seemed as if Adam Sandler could do no wrong. After a successful star-making run on Saturday Night Live, Sandler starred in a string of hit ‘90s comedies that elevated him the Hollywood A-list. Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Waterboy, and Big Daddy were all huge hits, while 1998’s The Wedding Singer proved that Sandler could also anchor a sweet rom-com. This era featured some of Sandler’s best characters and made his box office gold.

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Comedy star Adam Sandler has a habit of casting friends and family in his movies. Here's a guide to every time his family members appear.

However, the failure of 2000’s Little Nicky should have been a sign for Sandler.

Adam Sandler has had one of the most enviable careers in show business since first appearing as Smitty on The Cosby Show in 1987. He has a list of comedy credits a mile long with many hits (and some flops that nonetheless provided him a vacation with his friends), and he's become a respected dramatic actor thanks to films like Punch-Drunk Love and Uncut Gems. On top of that, he's still a beloved stand-up comic who has released material for more than 30 years, including this year's excellent Netflix special, Love You.

However, despite this massive career, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better period than his prolific run of film in the '90s — Airheads (1994), Billy Madison (1995), Happy Gilmore (1996), The Wedding Singer (1998), and The Waterboy (1998), with Little Nicky, Punch-Drunk Love, and Mr. Deeds right around the corner. But it's Happy Gilmore that is often considered his best comedy, and that's the...

This probably sounds unthinkable in 2024, but 25 years ago, the notion of Adam Sandler appearing in a film with even the slightest of awards hopes was considered deranged. The "Saturday Night Live" veteran was one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood, but the movies that brought him to the mountaintop were almost all critically maligned goofs. Aside from the sweet-natured rom-com "The Wedding Singer," Sandler was viewed as a juvenile vulgarian who unrepentantly aimed low. Even though he could procure the services of respected actors like Drew Barrymore, Steve Buscemi, and John Turturro, Sandler's brand of inspired stupidity could not be accepted as worthy of their generation's comedy imbecile Jerry Lewis.

So when word got out in 2001 that Paul Thomas Anderson, one of the most exciting young auteurs working at the turn of the millennium based on the strength of "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia," announced that he'd cast Adam Sandler...

The cast of Happy Gilmore 2 is becoming more and more stacked. Adam Sandler confirmed that Eminem shot a “funny as hell” cameo for the sequel film, which was announced earlier this year.

Appearing on The Dan Patrick Show, Sandler revealed that the rapper came by the set and shot a day’s worth of scenes. The actor, who is reprising his role of the titular golfer in the sequel, didn’t confirm Eminem’s specific role, but did say, “Eminem was cool. He came by, he was great.”

He added,...

Saturday Night Live has served as a launching pad to TV superstardom (Tina Fey and Bill Hader), dominance at the box office and even #1 music albums (Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi). But not every SNL star goes on to greater showbiz heights.

Here are five comedians who killed on the show only to find they just weren’t as good at anything else. In fairness, as insults go, “You were better at Saturday Night Live than anything else,” isn’t the worst that one could hear.

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Joe Piscopo might have been the first comedian to get huge on Saturday Night Live who couldn’t transfer that success beyond the show. After the original cast left, Piscopo became the show’s first new star, cranking out uncanny versions of David Letterman, Jerry Lewis and his idol Frank Sinatra. His original characters, unfortunately, had the bad habit of being more...

Actors are in constant evolution, adapting to an ever-changing environment and using their personal growth to reinvent their professional persona. For this reason, even when an actor seems to have disappeared from the scene or settled for less significant roles, they often end up taking the public by surprise, making a triumphant comeback. Occasionally, they only need the right amount of time to get back on track.

There are many reasons why an actor might take a break from their professional life — Hollywood is not recognized as an easy environment. Whether because of personal struggles exacerbated by the demanding industry or perhaps due to unexpected commercial flops, anyone in the field could find themselves at a crossroads. However, what truly matters is their ability to rise back to the top despite the odds. The greatest Hollywood comebacks of all time were the most unexpected, carrying an emotional weight for both the actors and audiences.

In 2009, Disney purchased the film rights to Marvel Studios. In 2012, Disney purchased Lucasfilm. In 2017, Disney purchased the 20th Century Fox library. Thanks to these major buys, Disney now owns some of the most bankable films of all time. When not adjusted for inflation, Disney also owns a controlling stake in nine out of the 10 highest-grossing movies ever, including two "Avatar" movies, "Titanic," three movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a Pixar film, a "Star Wars" film, and a remake of an animated classic.

But every major hit seems to balance itself out with a major loss. Disney also has ownership of some of the biggest box office bombs of all time, as the "high risk, high reward" filmmaking model has proven unsuccessful at least as often as it has worked. Disney also owns major commercial duds like "The Marvels," "John Carter," "The Lone Ranger," "Mars Needs Moms," "Tomorrowland," "Onward," "Strange World,...

Ben Stiller is reprising his role from “Happy Gilmore” in the follow-up to Adam Sandler’s 1996 classic sports comedy, “Happy Gilmore 2.”

Netflix is backing the long-awaited sequel, which is currently filming in New Jersey. Along with Sandler and Stiller, the cast will include familiar faces such as Christopher McDonald as pro-golfer Shooter McGavin and Julie Bowen as Sandler’s character’s romantic interest Virginia Venit. New additions to the golf world of “Happy Gilmore 2” include comedian Nick Swardson, filmmaker Benny Safdie, musician Bad Bunny, actor Margaret Qualley and NFL star Travis Kelce.

Netflix didn’t respond to Variety’s request for comment about Stiller’s casting.

Kyle Newacheck is directing the sequel from a script by Sandler and his frequent collaborator Tim Herlihy.

Dennis Dugan helmed the original “Happy Gilmore,” which helped — along with “Billy Madison,” “The Wedding Singer” and “The Waterboy” — to cement Sandler as one of...

An Adam Sandler horror-comedy franchise is dominating a global streaming chart. Sandler is a five-time Emmy nominee who first rose to prominence as a member of the cast of the long-running NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live. He has since become a major comedy star, with his movies Billy Madison (about a wealthy adult man who is forced to return to school) and Happy Gilmore (about a golfer with anger issues) helping his star rise further and providing the name for his production company Happy Madison, which was founded in 1999.

While there are quite a few Adam Sandler movies that have earned Rotten Tomatoes splats, he has become a major commercial success. At the time of writing, his movies have collectively earned more than $5.5 billion, with many original comedies grossing $100 million or more, including 50 First Dates, The Wedding Singer, The Water Boy, Big Daddy, Click, and Pixels. However,...

An Adam Sandler franchise has taken over a major streaming chart. Sandler is a well-known comic actor who first rose to prominence as a Saturday Night Live cast member. His tenure lasted from 1990 to 1995 and included iconic sketches such as "Opera Man" and "Pepper Boy." Over the course of his career, he has so far been nominated for five Emmys, four of which were for performances on SNL, and one Golden Globe.

Many Adam Sandler movies have been financially successful in spite of earning dismal scores on Rotten Tomatoes. This includes Click ($237.7 million with a 34% score), Just Go with It ($214 million with 19%), 50 First Dates ($198.5 million with 45%) and Big Daddy ($234.8 million with 39%). However, he has also appeared in well-respected dramas such as Uncut Gems (91%) and Punch-Drunk Love (79%), the latter of which earned him his Golden Globe nomination, as well as better-received comedies like The Wedding Singer (72%).

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Just Go with It is often considered to be one of the worst Adam Sandler movies, but one detail about it makes the fact that it is a remake of a 1969 Oscar-winning comedy so much funnier. While Adam Sandler has been in some great movies like Punch-Drunk Love and Uncut Gems, he has also been in a lot of bad comedies, earning him a negative reputation in the genre. However, Just Go with It is among the worst films that he is been in, with it continuing a trend of him appearing in remakes that are far worse than the originals.

Adam Sandler got his start in comedy movies, and while he has had some great ones like The Wedding Singer and Happy Gilmore, he has also been in a lot of really bad ones. The 2000s and 2010s saw Sandler appear in movies like Jack & Jill, Pixels, The Ridiculous Six,...

The Just Go with It cast is full of A-list movie stars like Adam Sandler and Nicole Kidman and acclaimed comedy talents like Kevin Nealon and Rachel Dratch. A remake of the classic 1969 farce Cactus Flower, Just Go with It reimagines the tale of lies and deception as a feel-good romantic comedy. A cosmetic surgeon recruits his office manager and her kids to pose as his family to woo his latest love interest. In line with rom-com traditions, true love is right in front of the main character as he falls for his fake wife.

Just Go with It was one of Adam Sandlers biggest hits at the box office, grossing roughly $215 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). This story of a fake marriage turning into a real marriage also marked the first on-screen pairing of Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. After establishing terrific on-screen chemistry in Just Go with It,...

The cast of Pixels includes several well-known Hollywood actors, as well as many supporting roles and fun cameos from the world of film, TV, and gaming. Despite not being considered one of Adam Sandler's best-ranked movies, Pixels certainly includes a fun premise. It tells the story of extraterrestrial invaders of Earth who once found a video game-infused time capsule in space and mistook it as a declaration of war. In another Adam Sandler and Kevin James collaboration, the main cast of Pixels use their video game expertise to repel this alien invasion that comes in the form of game characters.

Due to this unique premise, Pixels can almost be counted as a video game adaptation movie. Although it is not based on any one game and does not include a storyline found in a video game like Detective Pikachu, Warcraft, Sonic the Hedgehog, or Mortal Kombat of late, it...

Did you forget about Adam Sandler's 2015 movie "Pixels?" If you did, that makes sense; it was a critical flop that ended up scoring a Razzie nomination (though it at least performed solidly at the box office). Now, according to FlixPatrol, "Pixels" is gaining traction on Netflix, having claimed the number three spot in the streamer's daily top 10 most-streamed movies as of October 14, 2024.

Why "Pixels" is performing well on Netflix's is, frankly, anybody's guess; perhaps affection for the Sandman runs deeper than I realize. In any case, the movie is performing solidly on the streamer, which is also probably news to Sandler's co-stars Kevin James, Josh Gad, Michelle Monaghan, and ... Emmy winners and HBO stalwarts Peter Dinklage and Brian Cox. The movie also has a pretty solid creative team, with Chris Columbus — of "Home Alone" and the first two "Harry Potter" movies — directing and Tim Herlihy co-writing with Timothy Dowling.

Netflix's Happy Gilmore 2 will include de-aged flashback scenes which open up doors for all types of possibilities in the upcoming comedy sequel. The highly anticipated sequel to Happy Gilmore will see the return of classic stars such as Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, and Julie Bowen. Happy Gilmore 2's cast will also feature Benny Safdie, Nick Swardson, Margaret Qualley, and cameo appearances by John Daly, Travis Kelce, and more. The Happy Gilmore sequel 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 for Happy Gilmore 2 at the time of writing, the sequel should pick up some years after 1996's original movie, which is still considered to be one of Adam Sandler's greatest movies. Happy Gilmore 2 will be directed by Kyle Newacheck and written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy,...

Writer/director Kevin Smith recently revealed the unique condition that Carrie Fisher had to appear in his 2001 comedy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. While not exactly a sequel to Clerks, the movie is still part of the universe, focusing on the titular drug dealers played by Smith and Jason Mewes. Considering the title is a direct reference to Empire Strikes Back, Princess Leia star Carrie Fisher also had a role, portraying the Nun, who provides the characters with a car ride.

In a YouTube video for GQ to promote his new film, The 4:30 Movie, Smith broke down his most iconic films, including Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. One of the anecdotes he shared was about how Carrie Fisher agreed to appear in the film. Rather than asking for an exorbitant fee, or even the actor's salary, the Star Wars alum asked only for the amount needed to...

Actor Sean Astin will make his Broadway debut this holiday season as Santa in the revival of Elf The Musical, producers announced today.

Astin, best known for his roles in the original Lord of the Rings films and more recently Stranger Things and The Conners, will costar opposite Grey Henson who will play Buddy the Elf.

Elf The Musical, returning to Broadway for the first time in more than a decade, begins previews at the Marquis Theatre on Saturday, November 9, with an official opening on Sunday, November 17. The limited engagement runs through Saturday, January 4, 2025.

“It has been a lifelong dream to be on Broadway and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the season than by spreading Christmas Cheer as Santa Claus,” Astin said in a statement. “I’ve been in deep preparation for this role since I was five years old. Now my kids can say ‘Santa,...

Sean Astin will make his Broadway debut this season in Elf the Musical.

Astin will play Santa, with Tony Award nominee Grey Henson (Mean Girls, Shucked) playing Buddy the Elf. The musical will play The Marquis Theatre starting Nov. 9, with an opening night Nov. 17.

Astin is well-known for his onscreen roles as Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Doug Whitmore in 50 First Dates and Bob Newby in Stranger Things.

“It has been a lifelong dream to be on Broadway and I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the season than by spreading Christmas cheer as Santa Claus. I’ve been in deep preparation for this role since I was 5 years old. Now my kids can say, “Santa, I know him!” Astin said.

The show, based on the 2003 film starring Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel and James Caan,...

Elf The Musical is returning to Broadway for a limited holiday engagement this November, with Tony nominee Grey Henson (Mean Girls) in the lead role.

Producers Temple Live Entertainment and Crossroads Live North America announced the engagement today. The musical, which originally opened on Broadway in 2010, will begin previews at The Marquis Theatre on Saturday, November 9, with an official opening night on Sunday, November 17. The engagement will run through Saturday, January 4, 2025.

Philip Wm. McKinley will direct.

“I cannot wait to play Buddy the Elf eight times a week, in this hilarious and joyful musical, during the most magical time of the year on Broadway,” said Henson in a statement. “Elf has always been required yearly viewing for me, and I am so honored and excited to be fulfilling a lifelong dream of wearing tights on Broadway.”

In addition to his Tony-nominated turn...

Who’s ready to hit the links with one of the most aggressive golfers in the sport’s cinematic history? Happy Gilmore 2 is officially in production, and there’s no telling what awaits the hockey-goon-turned-pro-golfer. Netflix announced the start of Happy Gilmore 2’s production this afternoon with a photo of Happy’s iconic Boston Bruins jersey alongside other outfits from the film’s wardrobe department.

Kyle Newacheck directs Happy Gilmore 2 from a script by Sandler and his trusty collaborator Tim Herlihy. Sandler also posted the image on Instagram, saying, “It ain’t over. The way I see it… we’ve only just begun,” paying homage to a similar line of dialogue said by Christopher McDonald’s Shooter McGavin in the original film.

Happy Gilmore 2 is officially in production pic.twitter.com/IznOshH5Es

— Netflix (@netflix) September 9, 2024

In addition to Adam Sandler and Christopher McDonald returning as Happy Gilmore and Shooter McGavin,...

Like many popular comedic actors of the day, Adam Sandler got his start on “Saturday Night Live” first as a writer and then as a cast member. He was spotted by weekend update anchor Dennis Miller doing stand-up comedy and Miller recommended him for the show. Sandler was a big success on the show, particularly doing song parodies during the Weekend Update segments. Sandler left the show in 1995 after only five years on the program. Years later when Conan O’Brien was having his own problems with NBC, Sandler admitted to O’Brien that he was actually fired from “SNL” and didn’t leave voluntarily as had been assumed.

Sandler started off doing comedy films after that but has evolved into doing dramatic work at times. While he has a pretty strong track record as a box office draw, he has also often been the target of poor reviews from critics...

Audiences have a love-hate relationship with the opinions of acclaimed critic, Roger Ebert. His fiery opinions on movies he deemed the worst of all time often did not represent the majority of audiences who are more willing to give movies a pass for their shortfalls. The romance genre was not left untouched by Ebert's divisive thoughts, especially his low ratings of iconic movies like The Wedding Singer, Dirty Dancing, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. He balked at films that alleged love stories too good to be believable, those that used love as an excuse for voyeuristic sex scenes, and ones that diminished the romantic experience for the sake of crude, raunchy comedy.

Romcoms benefit from unexpected casting choices, adding a fresh twist to the genre and attracting new audiences. Actors like Adam Sandler, Kristen Stewart, and Emilia Clarke have all successfully challenged their usual roles in romcoms. A good performance in a romcom can change the way audiences see an actor.

Romcoms tend to go for the same kinds of actors, so it's refreshing to see a new face in the genre, especially one which fans would never have expected. This could either be when a dramatic actor tries out their comedy skills, or when a different type of comedian fancies themselves as a romantic lead. The humor of romcoms is a peculiar genre, so cynical or overly crude comedians don't often fit in.

Because of all the tropes which define the genre, it's a pleasant surprise to see romcoms which shake things up. One of the easiest ways to do this...

Back in the spring, we got the surprising news that one of Netflix's many original movies featuring comedian Adam Sandler was going to be a sequel to the beloved sports comedy "Happy Gilmore." That's right, the hockey player who wasn't too strong on ice skates but had one hell of a drive off the golf tee is coming back for a new movie. We're still waiting to see what the story will be this time, but during a recent appearance on "The Tonight Show" to promote his new comedy special "Adam Sandler: Love You," the Sandman took some time to hype up "Happy Gilmore 2," and he even confirmed one of the big cameos we'll see in the movie.

As Sandler told host Jimmy Fallon and the live audience:

"People have been asking me for a long time, 'Do Happy Gilmore 2,' and I was always like, 'Nah, I'll only let you down.

Adam Epstein, who won a Tony Award for producing Hairspray before he was 30 and received other nominations for his work on revivals of Amadeus and The Crucible and adaptations of The Wedding Singer and Cry-Baby, has died. He was 49.

Epstein died Tuesday at Adventist Health hospital in Glendale after a brief battle with brain cancer, his family announced. He was in the midst of hosting his podcast, Dirty Moderate With Adam Epstein, when he fell ill.

When he was just 28, Epstein joined Margo Lion as a co-producer on the original Broadway production of Hairspray, which bowed in 2002 en route to collecting eight Tonys, including best musical, from 13 nominations. Originally starring Harvey Fierstein, it ran for more than 2,600 performances through 2009.

Epstein had started out on Broadway as an intern and casting assistant before serving as a production associate in 1997 on The Life, nominated for best musical. The next year, he produced...