(CNN) 鈥� Almost 30 years since booming his last slapshot drive, angriest champion is stomping back to the tee box.
A sequel to is in the works, Netflix announced in a on X Wednesday, with Adam Sandler reprising his role as the comedy classic鈥檚 neurotic titular star.
Sandler co-wrote the 1996 , which sees a failed ice hockey player make the turbulent 鈥� often violent 鈥� transition to golf phenom in order to save his grandmother鈥檚 house from foreclosure.
Standing in Gilmore鈥檚 way is arch-nemesis Shooter McGavin, played by Christopher McDonald, who in March that Sandler was working on a sequel script.
鈥淚t鈥檚 in the works. Fans demand it, dammit!鈥� McDonald said during an interview on an episode of radio show, adding that he was 鈥渧ery, very pleased鈥� when he read a first draft Sandler showed him.
Julie Bowen, Frances Bay, and Kevin Nealon starred alongside the duo in the original, as well as Carl Weathers, who aged 76 in February.
Weathers played Derick 鈥淐hubbs鈥� Peterson, a retired pro who becomes Gilmore鈥檚 mentor, and was described by Sandler as 鈥渁 true great man鈥� in an Instagram paying tribute to the football player turned actor.
鈥淕reat dad. Great actor. Great athlete,鈥� Sandler, 57, wrote. 鈥淪o much fun to be around 鈥� Carl will always be known as a true legend.鈥�
Among Sandler鈥檚 most iconic roles, the slapstick comedy has proven to be a favorite of golf fans and professionals alike, inspiring countless of Gilmore鈥檚 unorthodox technique 鈥� and even a
鈥淭he funny thing is that there are so many non-golfers who would know what the 鈥楬appy Gilmore swing鈥� is or they鈥檝e watched the film,鈥� Ladies European Tour winner Amy Boulden told CNN鈥檚 Living Golf in 2021.
鈥淚 think that鈥檚 great that it鈥檚 got so many people from outside of golf interested. They鈥檝e watched the movie and then they鈥檒l go to the driving range and just try to replicate that iconic golf swing.鈥�
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