Essex County locals have the chance to be in a new Netflix movie. Casting agents for Happy Gilmore 2 are seeking Northern New Jersey locals to be paid extras in a shoot tentatively scheduled for this week. The casting call seeks people to portray 2000s-era golf spectators, with the shoot starting around September 24th. Adam Sandler, who plays Happy Gilmore, has been spotted around Essex County these past few weeks as the movie continues to film locally. Read on for more about the Happy Gilmore 2 casting call in Essex County, New Jersey.
The Details
Per a casting call on Backstage, Grant Wilfley Casting is seeking “people to portray 2000s Golf Spectators” in the upcoming Happy Gilmore 2 movie starting around Tuesday, September 24th in West Orange, New Jersey. No acting experience is required.
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The description notes that it is an exterior, daytime shoot and that the casting agents are seeking talent from West Orange, Livingston, Roseland, Montclair, East Hanover, Verona, South Orange, East Orange, and New York City. Roles for an estimated 10 hours of work pay up to $176, and are non-SAG-AFTRA covered. More details can be found here.
Happy Gilmore 2 has been spotted filming all around Northern New Jersey over the past few weeks, and Adam Sandler (who plays Happy Gilmore in the films), has also been seen checking out local Essex County spots. Per Patch West Orange, Adam visited Faubourg in Montclair, Goldberg’s World Famous Deli + Bagels in Millburn, and the Montclair Golf Club. The film was also shooting in Irvington recently. The A-list actor was also spotted multiple times at a coffee shop in Morristown earlier this month.
Happy Gilmore 2 is a sequel to the 1996 film Happy Gilmore — which follows Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) as a failed ice hockey player turned golf pro who ends up winning the Pro Tour. Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald will reprise their roles as Virginia Venit (Happy’s love interest) and Shooter McGavin, respectively, and per IMDb, football player Travis Kelce and musician Bad Bunny will also act in the film. The sequel will premiere on Netflix, but a release date has not yet been announced.
The news of this West Orange filming comes after the township was designated as a Film Ready Community by the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (NJMPTVC) as a part of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) earlier this year. Everything we know about that can be found here.
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