The idea of McGavin turning up in “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” does make in-house sense for the Netflix-financed film. The streamer has a production deal with “Happy Gilmore” star/producer/co-writer Adam Sandler, and recently announced that a sequel is forthcoming.
So, is McDonald’s appearance a bit of shameless promotion? In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Molloy swore that he had no idea “Happy Gilmore 2” was happening. He just wanted to cast McDonald as a fan of the 1996 comedy classic. Per Molloy:
“I was talking with Mary Vernieu, our casting director, about the golfer role that we knew we had, and I said, ‘I’d love a great cameo.’ So we started talking about it, and then we were like, ‘Christopher McDonald!? Oh, yes! That would be amazing.’ And fans love it. I’ve heard the reaction when people see Chris come on the screen, and it’s just a really fun cameo. So there’s no bigger story behind it, apart from me wanting to have some fun.”
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