Adam Sandler’s newest film, Hubie Halloween, which premiered on Netflix on Oct. 7, features a tribute to Cameron Boyce during the credits. The dedication, which includes a picture of the late actor, reads, “Gone way too soon and one of the kindest, coolest, funniest, and most talented kids we knew. You live on forever in our hearts and are truly missed every day.”
Boyce, who had previously played Sandler’s spoiled son Keith in Grown Ups (2010) and Grown Ups 2 (2013), had originally been cast in the film as a young deli worker who antagonizes Hubie. After Boyce’s death, his part was recast with his close friend Karan Brar.
“He was supposed to come to do the movie maybe two days after [he died]. He was getting on a plane to come shoot our movie,” Sandler says. “That was devastating news for his family and for all of us. He was just a nice kid. When he was in Grown-Ups as a kid, he was just carefree, happy, funny, all the other kids loved him. All the comedians would walk away like, ‘Man, that kid said a funny line earlier.’ He was just sharp.”
The whole Sandler family were fans of Boyce, especially Adam’s daughters Sadie and Sunny, who both also appear in Hubie Halloween.
“My kids loved him. He was always great to my family. Cameron came to my daughter’s bat mitzvah three months before he passed away and every one of my daughter’s friends was coming up to him, and he took the time and talked to everybody, and signed autographs and took pictures with them. He was just a great kid, and everybody misses him.”
Hubie Halloween is now streaming on Netflix. (POPSUGAR & Yahoo! Entertainment)
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