Despite being one of the modern era’s most popular movie stars, a remarkably sustained period of success that saw him headline a succession of hits that earned billions at the box office before seguing into becoming arguably Netflix’s biggest draw, Adam Sandler doesn’t really do sequels or franchises.
In fact, until Murder Mystery 2 comes to streaming next year, Grown Ups is the only one of his films that’s ever gotten a second installment, with the Happy Madison head honcho content to try new things. Well, he likes to do the same thing over and over again with his regular collaborators when it comes to his comedy vehicles, but you get the point.