Adam Sandler is working on a sequel to his hit comedy film “Happy Gilmore,” and already has a script written, according to actor Christopher McDonald, who played golf pro Shooter McGavin in the original film.

McDonald’s comments came during an interview on Audacy’s 92.3 The Fan on Friday, and while he was hesitant to reveal the news “because I don’t want to be a liar,” he said, sources close to the matter confirmed to Deadline that the film is being developed for Netflix.

“I saw Adam about two weeks ago, and he says to me, ‘McDonald, you’re gonna love this,’” the 69-year-old actor revealed in his interview. “I said, ‘What?’ He says, ‘How about that,’ and he shows me the first draft of Happy Gilmore 2.”

“I thought, ‘Well, that would be awesome.’ So, it’s in the works. Fans demand it, dammit!” McDonald added.

Sandler and his Happy Madison Productions, which gets its name from a combination of “Happy Gilmore” and another 90s Sandler comedy “Billy Madison,” have had a long-standing agreement with Netflix, which led to him being Hollywood’s highest-paid actor last year.

The 57-year-old “SNL” alum earned roughly $73 million acting in and producing three films in 2023: “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” “The Out-Laws,” and “Murder Mystery 2.”

When Sandler released “Happy Gilmore” in 1996, the film grossed over $82 million worldwide and has become one of his most popular films in the years since.

In addition to co-writing the film, he starred as the film’s main character, a down-on-his-luck hockey player with a temper, who discovers a hidden talent for golfing.

The news of the supposed sequel comes just one month after the death of actor Carl Weathers , who starred alongside Sandler in the film as Chubbs Peterson, a golf coach who once had his hand bitten off by an alligator.

Neither Sandler nor Netflix have commented yet on the reported “Happy Gilmore” sequel.

———

ATLANTA — Michael Mauldin, one of the forefathers of Atlanta’s hip-hop scene and father of Jermaine Dupri, is suing one of Dupri’s proteges over the use of the phrase “Scream Tour.”

In a 45-page lawsuit filed last week in the Northern District of Georgia’s United States District Court, Mauldin is accusing Shad Gregory Moss, better known as Bow Wow, for copyright infringement.

In the lawsuit, Mauldin claims that Moss, “willfully infringed on Mauldin Brand’s common-law trademark rights in the SCREAM TOUR Trademark in connection with goods and services similar to Mauldin Brand’s, without Mauldin Brand’s consent, despite being aware of Mauldin Brand’s prior rights.”

Mauldin claims that under “common law,” he’s used the name for tours since 2001. He had previously sent Moss a cease-and-desist letter that Mauldin said the rapper ignored.

“(Moss’) actions are likely to cause confusion among the trade and consuming public, thereby causing irreparable harm to Mauldin Brand,” the lawsuit reads.

When reached on Friday, Mauldin, a record executive and the chairman of the Black American Music Association, said he was not available then to talk about the lawsuit.

Mauldin’s musical career dates back to the 1970s when he worked with Atlanta’s foundational soul band, Brick. He went on to work with Sister Sledge, Cameo and the SOS Band before turning his attention to the burgeoning rap scene. In 1984, he was the producer of the New York Fresh Fest, the monumental first-ever major rap tour that featured Run DMC, the Fat Boys and Whodini, as well as preteen dancer Dupri.

Dupri went on to start So So Def Records and launch or assist in the careers of Kris Kross, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson.

Bow Wow is an Atlanta-based rapper and actor who was a child superstar in the early aughts as a signee to Dupri’s So So Def Records. He’s starred in cult classics like “Roll Bounce” and “Like Mike.” Bow Wow’s representatives did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Last fall, Dupri and Bow Wow performed together during the BET Hip-Hop Awards for a tribute to So So Def.

Mauldin said in the lawsuit that since 2001, Scream Tours “have been highly successful in attracting, cultivating, and promoting teenage and young adult music performers in the music industry.”

He listed several performers who have commanded his stages, including T-Pain, Ne-Yo, T.I., Chris Brown and Moss, who performed at the age of 14 at the first Scream Tour in 2001.

In 2022, the lawsuit claims that Moss helped produce what was called the Millennium Tour and subsequently started using Mauldlin’s phrase to promote it across his social media platforms. The lawsuit also states that Moss sold items marked as “Scream Tour.”

“Moss is not currently affiliated with, sponsored, or licensed by Mauldin Brand to use the SCREAM TOUR™ Trademark in connection with products and services identical or similar to the Mauldin Brand Services,” the lawsuit states. “Moss has not obtained permission to use or license the SCREAM TOUR™ Trademark, or any other marks or designs confusingly similar thereto, for use on or in connection with any goods or services, including the Infringing Goods and Services.”

———

Following the news that Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer, Blake Lively expressed regret for partaking in jokes related to the royal’s “Photoshop fail” and absence from the public eye.

Lively issued an apology to Kate Middleton on Friday.

“I’m sure no one cares today but I feel like I have to acknowledge this,” Lively said in an Instagram story. “I made a silly post around the ‘Photoshop fails’ frenzy, and oh man, that post has me mortified today. I’m sorry. Sending love and well wishes to all, always.”

Earlier in the day, Middleton addressed the global speculation about her health and her private recovery after abdominal surgery and revealed cancer was discovered amid follow-up tests. She’s now undergoing chemotherapy.

Kate explained that the family had previously remained mum on the situation as she and Prince William took time to explain everything to their children.

Lively joined in on the worldwide chatter, sharing a since-deleted image of herself with her head edited onto the body of another woman with an usually large thumb, and a lemon floating in the air.

“I’m so excited to share this new photo I just took today. Now you know why I’ve been MIA,” Lively quipped.

Other celebrities, including Kim Kardashian , also made jokes amid the conspiracy theories swirling about Kate, though Kardashian has yet to apologize.

Meanwhile, Jimmy Kimmel and Jamie Lee Curtis were among the celebrities who, just ahead of hearing from the princess herself, called on people to leave her be.

“This is a human being with young children, and clearly some sort of a health issue. That is a private matter,” the Curtis said. “Do we not have better things to do?”

———

The stork has arrived with another bundle of joy for Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden.

The “Shrek” star, 51, and Good Charlotte musician, 45, shared a joint Instagram post on Friday announcing the birth of baby boy Cardinal. The news came as a surprise as no one knew the couple were expecting.

“We are blessed and excited to announce the birth of our son, Cardinal Madden,” the pair captioned the post. “He is awesome and we are all so happy he is here!”

While the couple said they would not be sharing photos of their son for the sake of “safety and privacy,” they made sure to confirm that he’s “really cute.”

“We are feeling so blessed and grateful,” they continued. “Sending much love from our fam to yours.”

At the start of 2020, ahead of the fifth anniversary of their wedding — which fans only learned about four years after the fact — the famously private duo announced they had welcomed daughter Raddix, who was reportedly born via surrogate .

“She has instantly captured our hearts and completed our family,” they said at the time. “While we are overjoyed to share this news, we also feel a strong instinct to protect our little one’s privacy. So we won’t be posting pictures or sharing any more details, other than the fact that she is really really cute!! Some would even say RAD.”

Diaz and Madden tied the knot in January 2015, having met the previous May and gotten engaged over the holiday season.

In 2022, the “My Best Friend’s Wedding” star credited the musician with having “really taught me to value myself a lot more.”

“With our marriage, I learned how to really go all in,” she told “Michelle Visage’s Rule Breakers” podcast at the time. “Nothing else comes before this. It’s not hard to do because [our marriage is] the most valuable thing I have.”

From combined wire services