The latest person to join the cast of the upcoming Adam Sandler Happy Gilmore then it's Mr. Rager himself: Kid Cudi.
As announced on Friday (Oct. 25) by Deadlinethe rapper is officially set to appear in Netflix's sequel to the 1996 cult classic, which stars Sandler in the title role as an amateur golfer. Details of Cudi's character – and the film's plot – are still unknown.
Sharing the news on Instagram, the musician wrote: “Wanted to talk about this for a minute!!!”
“This is too big,” he continued. “It's been a dream of mine for a long time to work with Adam, my darling, and his films and comedy made up my childhood. Another dream come true. BLESSED!! Get ready, these are going to be EPIC.”
Born Scott Mescudi, the “Day 'N' Nite” artist has performed in the past Silent Night, X, Don't Look Up and more. In 2024 he appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's Trap and Paramount+ Joints.
Cudi is already in good company with him Happy Gilmore 2 cast, which will see Sandler reprise his role alongside original stars Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald. As previously confirmed, Travis Kelce and Bad Bunny will also make cameos in the project.
The news comes roughly 10 months after the release of Cudi's most recent album, Insanowhich bowed at No. 13 on the Billboard 200. Earlier this week, he released “The Moon Man Survives,” his latest installment The Moon Man Soundtrack project, which coincides with his own Moon Man sitcom.
