The existence of a script for Happy Gilmore 2 has been confirmed by Drew Barrymore.The daytime talk show host revealed the news in a preview clip from Fridays episode of her eponymous show.I want it. I need it. And I stayed up last night with my daughter watching Billy Madison‚ Barrymore says in the video. I sent Sandler a video of that‚ and then he sent me another video back‚ and Im waiting to see if hes confirming about the Happy Gilmore 2 script.Later‚ she seemed to confirm the movies existence after checking her phone. This just in‚ I have breaking news‚ Barrymore says. Ill just say this‚ from my source‚ that it is in process.She continued‚ There is a process‚ and that process is in process.View this post on InstagramA post shared by The Drew Barrymore Show (@thedrewbarrymoreshow)Rumors began circulating when Christopher McDonald‚ the actor who played villain Shooter McGavin in the original film‚ first shared that a script for the sequel existed.I saw Adam [Sandler] about two weeks ago‚ and he says to me‚ McDonald‚ youre gonna love this‚ he told Cleveland radios Ken Carman Show in late March. I said‚ What? He says‚ How about that‚ and he shows me the first draft of Happy Gilmore 2. Maybe you should cut that out because I dont wanna be a liar‚ but he did show me that‚ and I thought‚ Well‚ that would be awesome. So its in the works. Fans demand it‚ damn it!Sandler discussed the leak‚ too‚ per Bleacher Report.CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP[McDonald] texted me after the fact‚ By the way‚ that thing you told me not to talk about‚ I talked about. I said‚ Oh‚ thats good news. All I did was tell him‚ see I did standup‚ I did a comedy special and a lot of my buddies came by and Shooter was one of them and I said‚ Dude‚ weve been talking about a Happy 2 and were working on some stuff. Thats all I told Shooter‚ the comedian said during a Wednesday appearance on the Dan Patrick Show.I said‚ But dont tell anybody. Dont tell anybody. And then he‚ you know he kept it mostly private. He told a couple of DJs about it. They usually are great at secrets‚ dont you think?Patrick replied‚ You shouldve known not to trust him‚ which prompted Sandler to say he was excited that Shooter was in the room with me. I love him.Happy Gilmore is a popular 1996 American sports comedy starring Sandler playing an unsuccessful ice hockey player who competes in a golf tournament in an attempt to save his grandmothers home from foreclosure. The original movie earned $39 million on a $12 million budget. The film has a cult following in the golf community especially.