"Murder Mystery" director Kyle Newacheck told UPI the new comedy "Happy Gilmore 2" was made for lifelong Adam Sandler fans like himself. It premieres Friday.

As its prequel is set to leave Netflix, concerns are growing about whether Happy Gilmore 2 will remain on the streaming platform. Directed by Kyle Newacheck, the new movie sees Gilmore coming out of retirement and returning to the golf course.

“Happy Gilmore 2,” currently sitting in the No. 1 spot in Netflix’s top 10 English-language movies, sees the return of actors like Julie Bowen (Virginia Venit), Christopher McDonald (Shooter McGavin) and Ben Stiller (Hal L.) from the first movie and is overflowing with callbacks to the first movie and celebrity cameos.