Sandler and co-writer Tim Herlihy tell The Hollywood Reporter about the response to the film, the possibility of more sequels for the star's movies after the success of this latest Netflix feature: "This throws it open.

During the film's climax, Post Malone makes a cameo as DJ Omar Grant, a flamboyantly dressed sports commentator who weighs in on Happy's final tournament. Post has been racking up film roles over the past few years with recent parts in Road House and This Is Me...Now: A Love Story and Dear Santa.

The mother of Cameron Boyce has thanked Adam Sandler for honouring her late son in his new movie Happy Gilmore 2. Boyce starred alongside Sandler in Grown Ups (2010) and Grown Ups 2 (2013) before his sudden death in 2019, aged just 20, following a fatal epileptic attack.