ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Adam Sandler continues to create positive vibes in Essex County as he films scenes for “Happy Gilmore 2.”
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Sandler has been spotted all over New Jersey in recent weeks as he shoots scenes for the upcoming Netflix movie. Last week, it was Verona’s turn to get a visit from the popular actor.
“Thanks to Adam Sandler for taking the time to snap a picture with some of our officers today to show his appreciation after wrapping up a scene for Happy Gilmore 2 in the heart of Verona,” the police department wrote in a social media post.
Verona Police Chief Christopher Kiernan told Patch that both Sandler and Netflix were “very easy to work with,” and the production team was “excellent” when they filmed at the town’s Civic Center on Friday.
“Mr. Sandler could not have been nicer, taking the initiative to walk over and greet kids who had lined up to watch,” Kiernan said.
The movie star’s off-set behavior also got a thumbs-up from a Verona resident.
“Grandson was so excited when he came to his school … He got a nice video of Adam saying hi to them all,” a commenter wrote. “Class act!”
In recent weeks, Sandler has been spotted all over Essex County, where a casting call for extras recently took place. Sandler sighting have been reported at Goldberg’s World Famous Deli & Bagels in Millburn, Faubourg in Montclair and the Montclair Golf Club.
Meanwhile, film crews have been capturing footage in Newark near Dayton Street School, and in Irvington at Irvington Park and Welland Street, where a resident said that Sandler took the time to give some local kids an “experience they’ll never forget” by greeting them with handshakes, signing t-shirts and posing for photos.
The original “Happy Gilmore,” released in 1996, was one of Sandler’s breakout roles (following 1995’s “Billy Madison”). Sandler and Tim Herlihy teamed up to write the script for the original and for this upcoming sequel. And if a recent social media post from the actor is any indication, the new movie will be channeling some of that nostalgia.
“It ain’t over,” Sandler teased on Instagram, quoting the original film. “The way I see it… we’ve only just begun.”
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