The inclusion of Mike Tyson in The Hangover was a rather impressive and quite funny addition to the story and it’s beginning to appear screenwriter Scot Armstrong and director Todd Phillips are using a similar tact for The Hangover 2, which is currently shooting and even a few photos of Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms from the location shoot at the Ontario Airport in Ontario, California have shown up online.
This time around, instead of Tyson, rumor has it Mel Gibson will be featured in the film as a tattoo artist. Word has it the story follows what happens after a hard night of partying in Bangkok and Stu (Helms) ends up sleeping with a transvestite. Just as in the first film, the guys spend the next day trying to figure out what happened the night before.
Gibson’s part is said to be shooting on the Warner Bros. lot, where a Bangkok set has been built, before the production moves to Thailand at the end of October.
This is currently just a rumor since there hasn’t been any confirmation, but several reports (and the fact it doesn’t sound at all far-fetched) lead me to believe this is true.
The first report was one that detailed the fact Heather Graham wouldn’t be returning for the film, but that Ken Jeong would be back as Mr. Chow and Sasha Barrese would be returning as Bartha’s wife, Tracy. Barrese told E! Online someone “unbelievable” is making a very unexpected cameo. She added, “It’s the best cameo you’ve ever seen in your entire life… It’s a guy, [but] that’s all I’m going to say. It’s the best.”
The Hangover 2 is currently expected to hit theaters on May 26, 2011.
