Almost three many years after Joyful Gilmore landed in theaters, a sequel to the golf comedy will land on Netflix. Alongside Adam Sandler because the titular character, Julie Bowen will return for the anticipated Joyful Gilmore 2 as Virginia, a fan-favorite character that she initially thought she wouldn’t be capable to play once more within the streaming sequel.
Throughout a dialog on the Inside You podcast, Bowen shared that she was shocked to be known as again to reprise her function.
“I did not suppose they’d carry me again in any respect. I imply, who am I purported to be? He is received to have a youthful girl on this one, ‘Joyful Gilmore 2.'”
Bowen famously portrayed Virginia Venit within the 1996 authentic, a public relations director for the skilled golf tour that Joyful joins. She recalled the audition course of, sharing that the casting staff was “visibly relieved” by her extra grounded method to Virginia.
“I learn [for the role] and so they have been relieved. They have been visibly relieved. I am going, ‘What is going on on?’ They’re like, ‘Yeah, a few of these women are simply so aggressively horny.’ And I used to be like, ‘That is a nasty factor?'”
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As their relationship in Joyful Gilmore develops, Virginia represents a form of grounding presence for Joyful, making her an vital character. Virginia’s significance within the anticipated follow-up is seemingly simply as essential, as Bowen recounted how Sandler reassured her of Virginia’s place within the sequel, regardless of the period of time she’s featured on-screen this time round:
“I preserve saying, ‘I am in it for, like, a heartbeat. I am in it for, like, nothing,’ and Adam’s like, ‘Cease saying that! You are the guts of the film!'”
Julie Bowen Thought Sydney Sweeney Would Substitute Her in ‘Joyful Gilmore 2’
Simply final month, Bowen revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that the subject of who would change her as Joyful’s love curiosity was even a dialog in her house.
“As a matter of truth, my kids instructed me, earlier than I used to be even instructed formally that there was a Joyful Gilmore sequel, my now 18-year-old stated, ‘Mother, I hear they’re doing a sequel and he is with Sydney Sweeney as a cart lady.'”
Following Joyful Gilmore, Bowen went on to seem in reveals like ER, Boston Authorized, and Misplaced. She is greatest identified for her portrayal of Claire Dunphy on the critically lauded Trendy Household from 2009 to 2020. Her efficiency earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards for Excellent Supporting Actress in a Comedy Sequence in 2011 and 2012, in addition to quite a few different nominations. Bowen and Sandler first collaborated on Joyful Gilmore, however in 2020, the 2 reunited for Netflix’s Hubie Halloween.
Together with Sandler and Bowen, Joyful Gilmore 2 will see the return of Christopher McDonald’s Shooter McGavin, Joyful’s rival on the golf tour, Kevin Nealon, Ben Stiller, and others. Carl Weathers might be sadly, and notably absent, following his 2024 demise. New additions to the collection embrace Travis Kelce, Unhealthy Bunny, Child Cudi, and Benny Safdie (who was on the helm of the critically acclaimed Sandler-led Uncut Gems). Similar to the unique 1996 film, Joyful Gilmore 2 is co-written by Sandler and Tim Herlihy. It’s directed by Kyle Newacheck (Homicide Thriller).
Supply: Inside You podcast on YouTube, The Hollywood Reporter