During a recent episode of The Tonight Show, actor Adam Sandler confirmed that Happy Gilmore 2 is all set to go on floors in a couple of weeks. The sequel, which has been awaited for a long time will be shot in New Jersey and the cast is set to feature real professional golfers. The actor also teased a cameo from footballer Travis Kelce.

"We're going to do Happy Gilmore, thank you. This is happening," Sandler said. "We’re getting ready to shoot it in New Jersey. We start in a couple weeks. It’s good. We worked hard on the script. We didn’t want to let anybody down. People have been asking me for a long time. We’re really excited about it. We wrote our asses off. So many of the golfers are being nice and will be a part of it."

Travis is entering into the acting arena with upcoming films like Ryan Murphy's FX series Grotesquerie and Lionsgate's action-comedy film Loose Cannons. He recently admitted that he would do anything to appear in the sequel to the 1996 comedy classic.

In another interview, Sandler also told the audience that director and screenwriter Benny Safdie is playing a key role in Happy Gilmore 2. "He’s going to have a juicy part in that. So it’s fun to be [back] with these guys," he told IndieWire.

Released in 1996, Happy Gilmore, directed by Dennis Dugan starred Adam Sandler in the title role along with Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, and Carl Weathers. It tells the story of an unsuccessful ice hockey player who discovers a newfound talent for golf and competes in a golfing tournament to save his grandmother's home from foreclosure. The film was a commercial success and made nearly $40 million at the worldwide box office.