Mountaineers take a group selfie after summiting Mount Everest in Nepal, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kunga Sherpa)
“It was amazing building a world with her,” Agudong, 24, said. “It’s a lot of CGI and we’re working with aliens and such and she was full of imagination and creativity.”Sydney Agudong, as Nani, in a scene from “Lilo & Stitch.” (Disney via AP)
Sydney Agudong, as Nani, in a scene from “Lilo & Stitch.” (Disney via AP)Hailing from Kaua’i, Agudong also came to the role from an open casting call. Being part of the film has been a special experience as a lifelong fan of the animated version and a proud Hawaii resident.“Hawaii’s very much like tough love and soft heart,” Agudong said. “We truly created a family and hopefully people can see that.”
Happy Gilmore is a dad in the sequel coming to Netflix on July 25. The Gilmore boys, played by Ethan Cutkosky (“Shameless”), Conor Sherry (“Shake Shack”), Maxwell Jacob Friedman (a pro wrestler) and newcomer Philip Schneider, “are just goons,” Schneider said.All came to the project strangers, though intimately familiar with a film they’d all grown up with. And everyone but Friedman, 29, had to prove they had a little skill on the ice.
“I looked like a goon so they just assumed I’d be fine on the rink,” Friedman laughed.
This image released by Netflix shows, background from left, Philip Schneider as Bobby, Maxwell Friedman as Gordie, Ethan Cutkosky as Wayne, Conor Sherry as Terry and John Daly as John Daly in “Happy Gilmore 2.” (Scott Yamano/Netflix via AP)Cyclists take advantage of fine spring weather to ride a road between pastures at Pineland Farms, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in New Gloucester, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Cyclists take advantage of fine spring weather to ride a road between pastures at Pineland Farms, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in New Gloucester, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) shoots the ball past Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin (1) and guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the second half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
New York Knicks forward OG Anunoby (8) shoots the ball past Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin (1) and guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the second half of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals of the NBA basketball playoffs in Indianapolis, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)A dog stands on its hind legs to watch its owner take a morning swim in the Pacific Ocean on an overcast, winter day in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)