Release Date: July 25, 2025 Directed By: Kyle Newacheck Written By: Tim Herlihy, Adam Sandler Starring: Adam Sandler, Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, Bad Bunny, and Ben Stiller Rating: PG-13 for strong language, crude/sexual material, partial nudity and some thematic material Runtime: 114 minutes

Richard Kiel, an iconic Bond villain who portrayed a giant Happy Gilmore fan who intimidates rival Shooter McGavin in the first film, is honored by having his character's son appear in the sequel. Kiel died at 74 in 2014.

After the buzz surrounding Sydney Sweeney potentially taking over Julie Bowen’s role in Happy Gilmore 2 was put to rest, the popular actress had no problem joking about the topic. She also offered high praise to Sweeney,

Bowen, 55, has looked back on her upbringing with a real estate developer father who taught her a "golden rule" about success.

This summer, Sandler returned to the golf course with "Happy Gilmore 2," out July 25 on Netflix. Directed by Kyle Newacheck and written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler, the sequel features new roles for Bad Bunny, Margaret Qualley and Benny Safdie.

Julie Bowen chose between her Happy Gilmore 2 co-star, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his girlfriend, Taylor Swift. Making one of Happy Gilmore 2's stars, Julie Bowen, choose between seeing Taylor Swift on tour or one of Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs games is tough, but she knows which she would pick.

Julie Bowen has seen all those comparisons between the viral Coldplay concert kiss cam and Gloria and Phil's hilarious scene from "Modern Family." The Emmy winner chatted with Access Hollywood's guest correspondent Emily Orozco at the "Happy Gilmore 2" premiere and joked the hit sitcom was "ahead of its time" for that scene.

Bowen is reprising her role as Virginia Venit in the sequel to Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore about a hockey player turned professional golfer who takes the sport by storm. She isn't the only notable name reprising a role, as Sandler returns as the main character, Christopher McDonald returns as Shooter McGavin and Ben Stiller returns as Hal.