Adam Sandler featured a nod to Cameron Boyce, who died suddenly in 2019 at age 20, in one 'Happy Gilmore 2' scene

Sandler and co-writer Tim Herlihy tell The Hollywood Reporter about the response to the film and the possibility of more sequels for the star's movies after the success of this latest Netflix feature: "This throws it open.

The mother of Cameron Boyce has thanked Adam Sandler for honouring her late son in his new movie Happy Gilmore 2. Boyce starred alongside Sandler in Grown Ups (2010) and Grown Ups 2 (2013) before his sudden death in 2019, aged just 20, following a fatal epileptic attack.