Bailee Madison and Deon Cole have joined the ensemble cast of Grown Ups 3, the Netflix comedy threequel reuniting Adam Sandler with his longtime collaborators, in roles that have not yet been disclosed.
The pair join a returning lineup that includes Sandler, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Kevin James and Salma Hayek, with Kyle Newacheck directing after previously working with Sandler on Happy Gilmore 2, one of the biggest streaming titles of last year with a Nielsen-record 2.89 billion minutes viewed in its opening week.
The script comes from Sandler and longtime writing partner Tim Herlihy, with Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Jack Giarraputo and Herlihy producing.
The Grown Ups franchise follows a group of childhood friends brought back together as adults over a summer vacation, the threequel reportedly picks up with the core cast in their sixties, travelling to Europe to spread the ashes of a close friend who has died, while proving they can still have fun.
Filming was set to begin in early July.
This marks another Sandler collaboration for Madison, who previously appeared opposite his daughter Sadie Sandler in Netflix’s Roommates and alongside Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in Just Go With It as an 11-year-old.
She’s also known for Bridge to Terabithia and the recent Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.
Cole, known for his work on Black-ish and Netflix’s Average Joe, brings his own established comic to the ensemble.
The original Grown Ups, released in 2010, grossed roughly $272 million worldwide, with 2013’s Grown Ups 2 bringing in around $247 million, both under Sony’s Columbia Pictures banner.
Grown Ups 3 does not yet have a confirmed release date.
