Overview

• Bowen told Michael Rosenbaum’s Inside of You podcast she “didn’t think they’d bring me back at all,” expecting the filmmakers to cast a younger love interest
• She said a rumor from one of her teenage children claimed Sydney Sweeney would replace her character as Happy’s new romantic partner
• Although she has yet to see the final cut, Bowen confirmed her screentime in Happy Gilmore 2 is less extensive than in the 1996 original
• Adam Sandler insisted Bowen stop downplaying her contribution, telling her plainly, “You’re the heart of the movie”
• Happy Gilmore 2 reunites Sandler, Julie Bowen, Ben Stiller and Christopher McDonald and launches exclusively on Netflix on July 25, 2025