Featuring a write-up on the Happy Gilmore sequel’s easter egg on Ms. Boyce’s Instagram, she shared that the pair had kept in touch before Cameron Boyce’s untimely passing in 2019. It was through those conversations that a long-discussed reteaming was hatched, with Libby Boyce confirming in the following statement:

Cameron Boyce’s mom, Libby Boyce, has reacted to Adam Sandler’s subtle nod to her late son in his new movie, Happy Gilmore 2. “Adam and Cameron talked quite a bit in the days leading up to his death,” Libby wrote via Instagram on Monday,

Sandler and co-writer Tim Herlihy tell The Hollywood Reporter about the response to the film, the possibility of more sequels for the star's movies after the success of this latest Netflix feature: "This throws it open.