This story discusses major plot developments in “Happy Gilmore 2,” currently streaming on Netflix. “Happy Gilmore” fans got quite the shock when Adam Sandler’s long-awaited sequel finally hit Netflix over the weekend.

Richard Kiel, an iconic Bond villain who portrayed a giant Happy Gilmore fan who intimidates rival Shooter McGavin in the first film, is honored by having his character's son appear in the sequel. Kiel died at 74 in 2014.

The opening minutes of the long-awaited Happy Gilmore sequel reveal a legacy character has been shockingly killed off.

Meanwhile, Sandler and Bowen reacted to Bowen’s shocking “Happy Gilmore 2” death during an interview with Entertainment Weekly published shortly after the movie’s release. The “Modern Family” star suggested that her character needed to die to drive Happy and the events of the film.

Director Kyle Newacheck has shared his initial reaction to the surprising plot development at the start of Happy Gilmore 2, which premiered on Netflix on July 25. Speaking to PEOPLE, Newacheck revealed he was unaware of the major storyline involving Julie Bowen’s character, Virginia Venit, until reading the completed screenplay.

The Emmy winner spoke with PEOPLE exclusively about reprising her role as Virginia Venit in the 'Happy Gilmore' sequel, nearly 30 years after the original

Julie Bowen returns as Virginia Venit in 'Happy Gilmore 2' after fearing she'd be replaced by a younger star, sharing her surprise and excitement on the 'Inside of You' podcast.

When Netflix dropped the official Happy Gilmore 2 trailer at the Tudum event, fans of the original were thrilled to see Julie Bowen reprise her role as Virginia Venit. NEWSLETTERS Emailed Daily.

NEED TO KNOW. Julie Bowen revealed on the Inside of You podcast that she assumed Happy Gilmore 2 would cast a younger woman as Adam Sandler’s love interest. Bowen played Virginia Venit, who ...

When Happy Gilmore 2 was being developed at Netflix, Julie Bowen did not expect to reprise her role in the sequel. Bowen, who played Adam Sandler’s love interest in Happy Gilmore, believed that her age disqualified her for the sequel. “I didn’t think they’d bring me back at all,” Bowen said on a recent episode of […] The post Happy Gilmore 2’s Julie Bowen Thought She’d Be ...