Followers aren’t comfortable about Blissful.
Spoilers beneath for “Happy Gilmore 2.”
The Adam Sandler sequel, now streaming on Netflix, has left viewers outraged as a result of one beloved character from the unique 1996 sports activities comedy traditional is killed off within the movie’s first couple of minutes.
That character is Julie Bowen’s Virginia Venit, Sandler’s on-screen love curiosity from the primary “Happy Gilmore.”
Though Blissful and Virginia get married and welcome 5 children collectively throughout the practically 30-year break between the 2 motion pictures, Bowen’s character tragically passes away when Blissful by chance hits a shanked shot at her head throughout a golf match.
Virginia’s dying is barely proven throughout a montage performed on the very starting of the brand new golf flick, and the film in the end picks up with Blissful successfully retired and reeling from the lack of his spouse.
Shortly after the sequel premiered on Netflix on Friday, July 25, viewers rushed to social media to specific their outrage and slam the choice to kill off Bowen’s Virginia.
“No way did they kill HER in the first ten minutes of Happy Gilmore,” one indignant fan tweeted upon watching the brand new film.
“Happy Gilmore 2 is a huge piece of s–t,” fumed one other dissatisfied viewer. “Instantly killing off the best actor is insane.”
“Bro, 3 minutes into Happy Gilmore 2 and Virginia died,” commented a 3rd. “Wtf kind of bs writing is that?”
“Seriously? They started off Happy Gilmore 2 by killing Virginia?” yet one more indignant fan wrote on X.
One other Sandler fan complained about Virginia’s dying, in addition to all of the shock superstar cameos included within the new sequel.
Moreover Sandler’s spouse, Jackie, and daughters, Sadie and Sunny, “Happy Gilmore 2” options appearances from Eminem, Submit Malone, Travis Kelce, Child Cudi, and extra.
A number of real-life professional golfers, together with John Daly, Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Rory McIlroy, additionally present up.
“Sorry to spoil Happy Gilmore 2, but they killed poor Virginia and brought along a whack load of dumbasses to make it an inane mess,” one fan wrote. “This thing never happened, okay?”
In the meantime, Sandler and Bowen reacted to Bowen’s surprising “Happy Gilmore 2” dying throughout an interview with Leisure Weekly printed shortly after the film’s launch.
The “Modern Family” star recommended that her character wanted to die to drive Blissful and the occasions of the movie.
“Happy’s the best, but he did need to have something – you need to have some adversity,” Bowen, 55, defined.
“Yes, Happy is in pain,” she continued. “And he had to get there somehow. And I contribute to the pain through the heart. I think it is very relatable and wonderful. I loved it.”
Bowen beforehand opened up about how she thought Sandler would recast her with a “younger” actress.
“I didn’t think they’d bring me back at all,” the actress revealed earlier this month throughout an episode of Michael Rosenbaum’s “Inside of You” podcast.
“I mean, who am I supposed to be?” Bowen added on the time. “He’s got to have a younger woman in this one.”
As for Sandler, who co-wrote the movie with Tim Herlihy, he was simply comfortable to return to the world of “Happy Gilmore” after 29 years.
“You couldn’t have a nicer vibe,” Sandler, 58, started. “It was just the whole thing. There wasn’t like a particular day, you didn’t want any day to end.”
“You were with somebody you loved and somebody you just met that you idolized,” he continued concerning the movie’s many cameos. “It was a kind of legendary shoot.”
“It’s a shoot that we’ll never have again in our life, probably,” the comic concluded.
Along with Sandler and Bowen, “Happy Gilmore 2” sees Christopher McDonald (Shooter McGavin) and Ben Stiller (Hal) reprise their roles from the unique.
Carl Weathers, who was set to return as Derick “Chubbs” Peterson, sadly handed away in February 2024. His dying compelled Sandler to rewrite the sequel’s script.
