We’re sure you’ve heard by now, but Happy Gilmore 2 — a sequel to the 1996 film Happy Gilmore starring Adam Sandler — has been filming all over Northern New Jersey these past few weeks. A casting call was even sent out to locals last week seeking Essex County and New York City residents to portray 2000s-era golf spectators in a West Orange shoot. While we don’t have another casting call to share for those looking to make their on-screen debuts, the movie continues to film locally, and Adam Sandler himself has even been spotted at a few local businesses. Read on for more about the Happy Gilmore 2 filming in Essex County, New Jersey this month.
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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 + Morris County spots.
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Most recently, Adam Sandler and the Happy Gilmore 2 crew were filming in Verona this past weekend. Per NorthJersey.com, Sandler stopped to take photos with Essex County locals.
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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 at Irvington Park, on Welland Street in Irvington, and at Dayton Street School in Newark recently, with more filming in Newark scheduled for October.
The A-list actor was also spotted multiple times at a coffee shop in Morristown earlier this month. The movie was also filming in Washington Township at Farmview Golf Center last week, and is set to film at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster in October, per TAPinto Somerset Hills.
The movie is scheduled to continue filming in Essex County, Morris County, Bergen County, Somerset County, and Monmouth County through November, per NorthJersey.com, so we’ll keep you updated about any other local spottings.
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, Kansas City Chiefs tight end 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.
Per a now-expired casting call on Backstage, Grant Wilfley Casting was 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 was required. The description noted that it was an exterior, daytime shoot and that the casting agents were seeking talent from West Orange, Livingston, Roseland, Montclair, East Hanover, Verona, South Orange, East Orange, and New York City. There was a previous casting call on Tuesday, August 20th at the Hyatt Regency in Morristown, which saw hundreds of locals lining the streets for their chance to be in the highly-anticipated sequel.
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The news of this local filming comes after the Township of West Orange 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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