Just one film hitting theaters in 2025 will function appearances from over two dozen skilled golfers and at the very least one skilled soccer participant. No, it’s not one other Expendables film (but), however the extremely anticipated comedy sequel Pleased Gilmore 2. The upcoming Adam Sandler function is leaning even more durable into connecting to the sporting world than its predecessor, however most likely don’t anticipate to see Travis Kelce donning his Kansas Metropolis Chiefs uniform within the sequel.
As revealed within the first Pleased Gilmore 2 teaser launched by Netflix, Kelce traded in his shoulder pads for what seems to be a waiter’s uniform, and is presumably working for both a rustic membership or at one of many programs the place Pleased and others will probably be teeing off. However the former Tremendous Bowl champ’s involvement within the sequel may have been underneath wildly completely different circumstances if Sandler & Co. went with one in every of their preliminary concepts.
Whereas showing on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast, the Sandman mentioned:
We had been speaking about you taking part in my son whereas we had been writing it actually six months in the past. We had been like, ‘Think about if Travis was my first child, how humorous that will be.’ Only a badass.
Not that audiences are totally clued in on what Pleased Gilmore himself has been as much as within the 20+ years for the reason that occasions of the primary movie, however I really feel like many followers like myself would anticipate him to take care of his comparatively schlubby existence regardless of any and all skilled golf victories and/or newbie hockey failures. And so it might certainly be ridiculous to assume that his genes would end in an offspring able to matching Travis Kelce’s physique. No offense, Pleased and Virginia.
Nonetheless, it might have been fairly enjoyable to see how the 2 would work collectively as a father-son tandem. Kelce did share on the podcast that he can constantly drive a golf ball round 330 yards when taking the walk-up Pleased Gilmore strategy, which might be chipping off the previous block had they pushed ahead with making the NFLer Adam Sandler’s on-screen child.
However studying this nifty element now leaves me with a giant query in regards to the sequel.
Will Any Different A+ Celebs Play One Of Pleased Gilmore’s Youngsters?
If we will go along with the belief that Julie Bowen reuniting with Adam Sandler for this film implies that Pleased and Virginia are nonetheless collectively as a contented couple, then it stands to cause that they’d have been the dad and mom of no matter character Travis Kelce would have performed. However did the writers discover one other massive headline-maker to painting one in every of their offspring?
Fairly a couple of solid members had been introduced for Pleased Gilmore 2 with none character particulars revealed, whereas unconfirmed stories from the set indicated that AEW wrestler Maxwell Jacob Friedman is portraying one a number of Gilmore siblings. And it’s extremely potential that circle-of-heads shot within the teaser trailer with Sandler and 4 youthful actors represents Pleased and Virginia’s offspring.
Positive, it might make sense for that to be the end-all clarification right here, however I can not assist however assume that Sandler & Co. introduced another person in to play a very sudden member of the Gilmore clan. My cash would most likely be on Uncut Gems director Benny Safdie if his age did not make him a extremely unlikely selection. Or Eminem and Reggie Bush, if we’re making wild guesses for the hell of it.
Pleased Gilmore 2 will probably be obtainable to stream with a Netflix subscription sooner or later later in 2025, with its launch date not but revealed.