Adam Sandler Teases Travis Kelce’s Role In ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

Because the sequel to the 1996 comedy “Pleased Gilmore” prepares to start out filming in New Jersey, Adam Sandler has hinted that it’ll function a roster {of professional} golfers together with some sudden cameos–including Travis Kelce.

Sandler is returning as each the lead actor and co-writer for the sequel, working alongside Tim Herlihy. Each have been placing in loads of effort on the script, the “Grown-Ups” star mentioned.

On Wednesday, Adam Sandler appeared on Travis Kelce’s podcast, “New Heights,” which he hosts alongside his brother, Jason Kelce, to talk about “Pleased Gilmore 2.”

Adam Sandler appeared on the season 3 premiere of “New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce,” the place he mentioned the upcoming sequel and Kelce’s potential function.

“The entire thing was to get to hang around with Kelce. That’s why we put it collectively,” Sandler joked. “We’re going there (to New Jersey to movie the film). Travis, by the best way, thanks, I heard you speaking about (the film) in your present, you guys.”

“We had been speaking about you taking part in my son whereas we had been writing it, actually, like six months in the past. We had been like, think about if Travis was my first child, how humorous that might be. Only a unhealthy a–.”

Whereas he did not affirm if that was nonetheless the case, Sandler did reveal that Kelce will probably be doing a scene “with so many nice golfers,” which he says is “gonna be wonderful.”

“You are gonna be humorous as hell,” Sandler mentioned on the podcast.

Travis Kelce is already gearing up for his function within the upcoming sequel. “I feel I’ve bought the swing down,” he mentioned, noting that he went out to observe his golf swing instantly after Sandler introduced final week on “The Tonight Present with Jimmy Fallon” that the NFL tight finish could be featured within the “Pleased Gilmore” sequel.

“I used to be like, man you understand what, I’ve simply bought to do a ceremonial one,” Kelce mentioned. “And I ripped it. It felt so good, dude.”

Concerning the plot of the brand new film, Sandler revealed that it “picks up from an older man who performed golf a very long time. Some stuff goes on in his life, and he is totally different — he is a little bit of a large number. After which we attempt to get his life cooking once more.”

Kelce responded, “We bought all of the belief on the earth you are going to carry Pleased again and make him lovable once more,” expressing confidence within the movie’s route.

“We’re going to do ‘Pleased Gilmore,’ thanks. That is taking place,” Sandler mentioned on the late-night discuss present. “We’re on the brink of shoot it in New Jersey. We begin in a few weeks. It’s good. We labored arduous on the script. We didn’t wish to let anyone down.”

“Folks have been asking me for a very long time. We’re actually enthusiastic about it,” he continued. “So most of the golfers are being good and will probably be part of it.”

Earlier this yr, the “Homicide Thriller” actor talked with People Magazine, the place he expressed his pleasure for lastly transferring ahead with a “Pleased Gilmore” sequel.

“We labored arduous attempting to put in writing one thing that we thought individuals would have time with, and I am greater than excited, most likely essentially the most excited I have been in a few years to shoot one thing,” he mentioned.

Sandler additionally spoke to IndieWire, revealing that he will probably be working alongside Josh Safdie, who will probably be directing the sequel.

“He was very hands-on,” Sandler advised the outlet. “Proper when he turned part of it, he had thought after thought, and I believed I used to be simply going to do a regular stand-up particular. I had an act that I’ve been engaged on and all my stuff [prepped], after which Josh got here up with some concepts that had been totally different than that.”

Right now, there isn’t a launch date for “Pleased Gilmore 2.”