Adam Sandler opens up on Comfortable Gilmore 2’s ‘painful change’ after dying of co-star

*This text comprises Comfortable Gilmore 2 spoilers*

Adam Sandler was pressured to alter Comfortable Gilmore 2 after the devastating dying of an vital co-star.

After nearly 30 years, the comedy legend reprised the Comfortable character who retires from professional golf underneath tragic circumstances.

The Netflix movie begins on a tragic be aware after Comfortable unintentionally kills his spouse Virginia Venit (Julie Bowen) with a golf ball throughout a recreation.

He’s now left a single father to 5 kids that embrace his on-screen and real-life daughter, Vienna (Sunny Sandler).

As Comfortable sinks into debt, Vienna is accepted to the Paris Opera Ballet Faculty, and the daddy makes an attempt to lift hundreds of {dollars} for tuition.

Christopher McDonald is again as his arch nemesis Shooter McGavin, as Ben Stiller returns Hal L.

Let’s not overlook celeb cameos alike Dangerous Bunny, Eminem, Publish Malone, Travis Kelce and Rory McIlroy.

Carl Weathers, one of many predominant characters from the unique movie, sadly handed away final 12 months, and was meant to be an enormous a part of the brand new storyline.

After his dying, Sandler mentioned he needed to change the script, however was insistent in making Chubbs Peterson’s presence felt all through the movie.

“We had a painful change. Carl Weathers had a large half,” Sandler told Collider. “I might discuss to Carl, and we had been excited, after which Carl handed away. We needed to rewrite a whole lot of the stuff, and even what the story was. We made a whole lot of good references to how nice Chubbs was within the film. That was the most important change.

“Within the first model that we got here up with, he had a son,” he defined.

“He was coming again to me quite a bit in my goals, and he had a son who was mad at Comfortable for inflicting the dying of daddy.”

On the finish of Comfortable Gilmore 2, just like the primary, Chubbs waves down at Comfortable, alongside Abraham Lincoln and an alligator named Morris.

Director Kyle Newacheck additionally famous how vital Weathers’ character is to the movie, including: “You may’t make Comfortable Gilmore with out Chubbs Peterson.

“It doesn’t exist. You may be assured his spirit is all through the movie.

“He is probably not by Comfortable’s facet anymore, however he’s on his shoulder.”

Weathers’ dying certificates indicated that the 76-year-old died of atherosclerotic heart problems at his LA house on 2 February 2024.

Sandler issued a heartfelt tribute on the time, calling him ‘a real nice man. Nice dad. Nice actor. Nice athlete.’

“A lot enjoyable to be round at all times. Sensible as hell. Loyal as hell. Humorous as hell. Beloved his sons greater than something,” he wrote in a publish on social media.

“What a man!! Everybody liked him. My spouse and I had the very best occasions with him each time we noticed him. Like to his whole household and Carl will at all times be referred to as a real legend.”