Ben Stiller sports very different look with heavy moustache as he returns to iconic film role

Fans of the 1996 film Happy Gilmore won't have too much longer to wait to see a sequel as Adam Sandler and members of the original film are hard at work making a second film

Ben Stiller looked unfamiliar yet also familiar for a number of reasons while sporting an exaggerated moustache for a new film.

The 58-year-old star is reprising the roll of Hal for the sequel to Adam Sandler's 1996 sports comedy film Happy Gilmore - which is currently filming. The actor looked unfamiliar as he does not routinely sport facial hair - but at the same time he was recognisable as an older version of the character he played almost 30 years ago.

The long-awaited sequel is currently shooting in New Jersey and sees Ben back in the role - with shots from the set showing him wearing a vest with a name tag on it. The actor's outfit also included a blue shirt, jeans, and a belt complete with a statement buckle.

It has been reported that rap sensation Eminem will be taking part in the new film. The musician has some experience as an actor - famously starring in the 2002 gritty drama 8 Mile to critical acclaim.

A source told The Sun: "[Eminem] is a big fan of the original movie, and he was a total pleasure to work with. He was just super low key, he didn't have a big entourage, and was just an absolute delight on set."

Speaking about the sequel in August, Adam told The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: "We're gonna do a Happy Gilmore. We're getting ready to shoot it in New Jersey, we start in a couple weeks. It's good. We worked hard on the script, man! We didn't want to let anybody down."

He continued: "People have been asking me for a long time, 'Do Happy Gilmore 2,' and I was always like, 'Nah, I'll only let you down.' But then me and my buddy, Tim Herlihy, we came up with this idea. We're really excited about it. We wrote our asses off. We're continuing to try to make it a movie that you guys will like."

Ben knows that reviving a beloved character for a sequel can backfire, however, as he experienced humiliation when a sequel to Zoolander was met with critical scorn when it was released 15 years later. Opening up to People after the film bombed at the Box Office, Ben said: "I thought everybody wanted this. And then it's like, ‘Wow, I must have really fucked this up. Everybody didn't go to it. And it's gotten these horrible reviews.'

"It really freaked me out because I was like, ‘I didn't know was that bad?' What scared me the most on that one was l'm losing what I think what's funny, the questioning yourself … on Zoolander 2, it was definitely blindsiding to me. And it definitely affected me for a long time." The film went on to be nominated for a humiliating 12 Razzie awards - winning the Worst Supporting Actress for Kristen Wiig.

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