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Hollywood Premiere of The Hangover
Part 2 takes place at Grauman's
Chinese Theater on Hollywood
Boulevard on Thursday 19 May 2012.
The
film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms,
Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha and
Ken Jeong with Todd Phillips
directing a script written by
himself, Craig Mazin and Scot
Armstrong. Principal photography
began on October 8, 2010 in Ontario,
California with the first images of
production being released a few days
later. It was also reported in
October that actress Heather Graham
would not be reprising her role as
Jade from the first film. Later
in the same month it was reported
that Mel Gibson would have a cameo
appearance in the film as a Bangkok
tattoo artist. Four days later
Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary
Pictures and director Todd Phillips
confirmed that Gibson would not be
appearing in the film. Phillips
stated: “I thought Mel would have
been great in the movie and I had
the full backing of [WB president]
Jeff Robinov and his team. But I
realize filmmaking is a
collaborative effort, and this
decision ultimately did not have the
full support of my entire cast and
crew." Liam Neeson stepped in to
replace Mel Gibson after he was
invited to take the cameo role via
his A-Team co-star Bradley Cooper.
Neeson, a fan of the first film
stated, "I just got a call to do a
one day shoot on 'Hangover 2' as a
tattooist in Thailand, and that's
all I know about it". Gibson was
reportedly furious over the
decision. A source close to Gibson
stated, "He doesn't understand why
Mike Tyson, a drug user who turned
his life around, was given a chance
while Mel was kicked to the curb.
Everybody deserves a second chance".
In
November 2010 it was reported that
Jamie Chung had been cast in the
film as Stu's fiancée as well as it
being renamed, The Hangover: Part
II. In an interview director Todd
Phillips revealed that Mike Tyson
would be back in the sequel. Also in
November it was reported that Paul
Giamatti had joined the cast. The
next day it was reported that former
U.S. President Bill Clinton filmed a
cameo appearance for the film in
Bangkok while he was in the city to
deliver a speech on clean energy.
However Ed Helms clarified that
Clinton merely visited the set and
would be surprised if he appeared in
the film.
In
December 2010 it was reported that
Bryan Callen, who played the owner
of the wedding chapel in The
Hangover, is working again in The
Hangover: Part II, as “a smarmy
strip club owner in Bangkok”. Also
in December, Australian stuntman
Scott McLean was seriously injured
in a traffic accident while filming
a stunt sequence near Bangkok.
Warner Bros. issued a statement
stating McLean was put into a
medically induced coma but is
expected to recover.
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