When the news initially broke that Adam Sandler and company were rolling out the highly anticipated sequel Happy Gilmore 2, speculation began running rampant. While the movie features cameos from several high-profile athletes and other non-actors,

Later this week, "Happy Gilmore 2" will release worldwide on Netflix. One look at the trailers for the highly anticipated sequel shows a star-studded film that took years to produce, and Adam Sandler is revealing just how long the wait truly was.

Adam Sandler said he had to rewrite Happy Gilmore 2 following Carl Weathers ‘ death. The actor and comedian who is reprising his role as Happy Gilmore in the sequel to his beloved 1996 sports comedy recently told Collider that Weathers’ Derick “Chubbs” Peterson was planned to return for the new movie before he died last year at age 76 .