Fiddler’s Elbow Nation Membership (left) in New Jersey has been chosen as the first shoot website for the “Glad Gilmore” sequel.
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Particulars in regards to the much-anticipated “Glad Gilmore” sequel have been scant, however one notable improvement has come to mild this week: the movie’s major shoot location.
Based on a memo from the trustees of Fiddler’s Elbow Nation Membership in Bedminster, N.J., their expansive membership about 40 miles west of New York Metropolis has been chosen “as the positioning to movie many of the scenes within the film.”
The 433-word correspondence, a replica of which was obtained by GOLF.com, doesn’t cite the movie by identify however GOLF.com has confirmed that the referenced shoot is for the subsequent installment of “Glad Gilmore,” the 1996 cult traditional golf comedy starring and co-written by Adam Sandler. That the sequel, which Netflix is producing, will probably be filmed in New Jersey is unsurprising given its talent-spotters carried out an open casting name for extras at a resort in close by Morristown final month.
“Earlier this summer season, the membership was contacted by Netflix who have been looking for a location to movie a film,” begins the memo, which Fiddler’s membership obtained Thursday afternoon. “After weeks of website visits, discussions, and negotiation we’re happy to report that Netflix has chosen Fiddler’s Elbow as the positioning to movie many of the scenes within the film.”
A supply instructed GOLF.com that the crew is anticipated to start taking pictures in early October.
Fiddler’s Elbow opened in 1965 with 27 holes; it since has expanded to housing three regulation 18-hole programs (River, Meadow and Forest), all of which can function settings within the film, the trustees stated. Based on the memo, the Meadow course’s entrance 9 “will expertise extra in depth alterations and filming. The employees and administration of the membership are working arduous to re-route holes and supply the very best expertise attainable. The plans are continually evolving however, at this level, it seems to be seemingly that we’ll shut down three holes for the rest of the season and a further gap for 2 weeks.”
The memo continues: “The membership views the filming of this film very like different golf equipment after they host PGA/LPGA tour occasions. The membership should endure a brief interval of disruption for a lifetime of reminiscences and the pleasure realizing your membership was chosen out of many different selections. The full time on property will probably be roughly two months whereas filming will final 4 to 5 weeks. We’ll prolong the golf season on the Forest Course to higher accommodate the membership.
“Please do not forget that you’ll acknowledge well-known faces on property. They’re right here to work, so autographs and photos is probably not attainable. Additionally, when you might wish to take pictures of the membership throughout this time, Netflix mandates that nothing may be posted to social media earlier than the premiere of the film.”
Aside from Sandler’s, it’s unclear whose well-known faces would possibly grace the property. Presumably a few of the authentic solid — together with Christopher McDonald, who performed the deliciously smarmy Shooter McGavin within the authentic “Gilmore” and broke the information of the sequel in a March radio interview — will probably be again. Sandler additionally let slip in interviews final month that Kansas Metropolis Chiefs star Travis Kelce will seem within the movie together with a number of skilled golfers.
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Additionally largely unknown: the sequel’s plot, though Sandler did inform Travis and Jason Kelce on their “New Heights” podcast final month that the movie “picks up from an older man who’s performed golf a very long time. Some stuff goes on in his life — he’s slightly, he’s completely different. He’s a little bit of a large number whenever you meet Glad. After which we attempt to get his life cooking once more.”
The movie’s 2025 launch (a date has not but been introduced) will coincide with Fiddler’s sixtieth anniversary.
“We’re planning a 12 months’s value of occasions to commemorate this milestone,” the trustees wrote within the memo. “Definitely, the checklist of occasions will embrace a particular, complimentary blow-out occasion displaying the premiere of the film subsequent summer season! Ultimately we would like the shared expertise to be one thing that each one of us can watch with pleasure and a smile for a few years to return.”
