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WATCH: The First Trailer For 'Happy Gilmore 2' Is Here And It's Glorious

I think that there is only one thing I want out of any late sequel/reboot movie and that is heart. That is, make the movie feel like something other than a gross attempt to cash in on an IP that people like. You know what, I feel that in this trailer! It has some of that same, low-brow goofiness that you expect out of anything Happy Madison but also a little bit of a soul to it which I love to see. Maybe part of the equation here too is that Sandler just has infinite goodwill vs almost anyone else in Hollywood. 

On the backend, this was directed by Kyle Newacheck who previously did Workaholics, Parks an Rec, What We Do in the Shadows and, most relevantly, Murder Mystery. That movie was probably the best to come out of the Happy Madison universe in a lonnnnng time. The movie was written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy (who wrote most of his movies). Most of the original cast is returning and the guest list is pretty insane. 

Keegan Bradley, Bryson DeChambeau, John Daly, Tony Finau, Rickie Fowler, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Jack Nicklaus, Corey Pavin, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and Will Zalatoris from the golf world. Eminem. Travis Kelce, Reggie Bush, Becky Lynch, Dan Patrick, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Scott Mescudi, Margaret Qualley, Benny Safdie, Nick Swardson and Bad Bunny are on board as well.