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How Carl Weathers’ 'Toy Story' Character Will Return In The Next Film After His Passing

Carl Weathers may be gone, but his legacy will carry on in one of Disney’s biggest franchises. Weathers tragically passed away on February 2, 2024, at 12:18 AM in his Venice, California home.
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Adam Sandler Says Carl Weathers Was Going to Return for ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Before His Death: It Was a ‘Painful Change’ to the Script

“Happy Gilmore 2,” set to drop on Netflix July 25, almost had one more cast member from the original film included: Carl Weathers — who played Derick “Chubbs” Peterson, the sage handless pro golfer ...
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'Toy Story 5' Casts Ernie Hudson as Combat Carl, Replacing Late Carl Weathers

Pixar has found a legendary actor to step into the shoes of the late, great Carl Weathers in Toy Story 5. 2025 sees Pixar release the original film Elio, but next year, one of their most significant ...
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Adam Sandler reveals ‘painful’ reason why he had to rewrite ‘Happy Gilmore 2’

We’ll miss you, Chubbs. Carl Weathers was set to reprise his role as Derick “Chubbs” Peterson in the upcoming sequel to “Happy Gilmore” before he died at age 76. “We had a painful change. Carl ...
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‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Pays Tribute to Bob Barker, Carl Weathers, and Other Late ‘Happy Gilmore’ Actors with One Hilarious Scene

Happy Gilmore 2, which is now streaming on Netflix, is missing several key names who appeared in the first Happy Gilmore movie. That’s not because they didn’t want to come back—it’s because they are ...
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Adam Sandler Says He Had to Rewrite ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ After Carl Weathers’ Death

The late actor played Derick “Chubbs” Peterson in the 1996 sports comedy. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor The actor and comedian, who is reprising his role as Happy Gilmore in the sequel to his ...