After Carl Weathers‘ death at age 76 last year, Happy Gilmore 2 had to undergo a rewrite to account for his absence. Ahead of the long-awaited sequel, which premieres July 25 on Netflix, Adam Sandler ...

“We had to rewrite a lot of the stuff, and even what the story was,” said the writer-star “Carl Weathers had a massive part,” Sandler, 58, confirmed. Weathers, who died at age 76 on Feb. 1, 2024, ...

Adam Sandler is still disappointed that one very important part of “Happy Gilmore” will sadly not be happening for the sequel coming to Netflix on July 25. A “massive part” was planned for Carl ...

NEW YORK — Carl Weathers, a former NFL linebacker who became a Hollywood action movie and comedy star, playing nemesis-turned-ally Apollo Creed in the “Rocky” movies, facing off against Arnold ...

Carl Weathers at the world premiere of “Toy Story 4” at the El Capitan Theatre. Picture: Paul Smith/Featureflash/Depositphotos *Nearly three decades after ...

Adam Sandler and Netflix are capitalizing on nostalgia with the return of "Happy Gilmore" after 29 years. The 2025 remake of the beloved 1996 film includes some of the original cast members, from ...

Adam Sandler has revealed that Carl Weathers was meant to have a big role to play in Happy Gilmore 2, and the actor's death resulted in a major rewrite. "We had a painful change. Carl Weathers had a ...

The entertainment world lost a cherished figure when Carl Weathers died in February 2024, but perhaps nowhere was his absence felt more acutely than on the set of Happy Gilmore 2. The 76-year-old ...

Carl Weathers may have sadly left us ... but his "Toy Story" role will live on in the Disney franchise with help from Ernie Hudson, TMZ has learned. Production sources tell us ... the "Ghostbusters" ...

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Carl Weathers was to feature significantly in Happy Gilmore 2 before he passed away, according to Adam Sandler. The star and co-writer of the Happy Gilmore sequel told Collider in a recent interview ...