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 .

Carl Weathers had a massive part,” Adam Sandler, 58, revealed in a new interview with Collider. “I would talk to Carl, and we were excited, and then Carl passed away.” Carl Weathers, Adam Sandler in “Happy Gilmore.

Nearly three decades after “Happy Gilmore” teed off on the big screen, Adam Sandler is back as the hockey player-turned-golfer in the highly anticipated sequel, “Happy Gilmore 2,” streaming on Netflix starting July 25.