Overview

• The final script, completed in mid-July 2025, pivots from Chubbs Peterson’s physical return to narrative homages after Weathers’s death.
• In initial drafts, Chubbs would have appeared with a major storyline involving his fictional son.
• Director Kyle Newacheck affirmed that Chubbs’s spirit remains woven throughout the film despite the character’s absence.
• The sequel reunites Adam Sandler with original cast members Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Ben Stiller alongside new cameos from Bad Bunny, Margaret Qualley and Travis Kelce.
• Happy Gilmore 2 will premiere on Netflix on July 25, 2025.