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Not surprising, hopefully it isn't as big a turd as the second one.
Despite warnings from critics about its un-originality*(a notable 44% difference on RottenTomatoes), The Hangover Part II has made nearly $350 million worldwide already on a budget of $80 million. *That’s nearly $19 million for each of its three stars, who earned $1 million collectively on the first hit.
Which, of course, means a sequel, and Warner Bros is all over it. *The studio hired Craig Mazin, one of the writers on Part II,*this month to expand on an original idea dreamed up by director Todd Phillips, who acknowledged that the sequel followed the same “template” to please fans of the first.
But this time it’ll be different, Phillips assured in May, and it will be the last installment in an R-rated trilogy. *So, what does that mean for The Hangover Part III? *Alcohol poisoning? *A boa constrictor in their hotel room? *Ed Helms loses an eye?
The always-candid Zach Galifianakis, who (refreshingly) doesn’t employ a publicist, had no qualms about spilling the supposed premise for the follow-up to Rolling Stone. *”They want to do a*Hangover III,” Galifianakis said. “I’m getting fricking phone calls already.” *He continued by saying the third will focus on Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Stu (Helms) breaking Alan (Galifianakis) out of a mental institution. *That sounds like It’s Kind of a Funny Story…
Meanwhile, Warner Bros is still embroiled in a ridiculous lawsuit with tattoo artist*S. Victor Whitmill, who claims the studio violated his copyright by replicating Mike Tyson’s face markings on Helms in the movie. *Whitmill was unable to win an injunction to stop the sequel’s theatrical release, but is holding out for a hefty settlement or the scheduled February court date. *Only WB has set a December 2011 release for the DVD/Blu-ray. *THR reports if the case doesn’t settle soon, they may have to ditigally alter the tattoo. *Isn’t that an implicit admission of infringement?
Despite warnings from critics about its un-originality*(a notable 44% difference on RottenTomatoes), The Hangover Part II has made nearly $350 million worldwide already on a budget of $80 million. *That’s nearly $19 million for each of its three stars, who earned $1 million collectively on the first hit.
Which, of course, means a sequel, and Warner Bros is all over it. *The studio hired Craig Mazin, one of the writers on Part II,*this month to expand on an original idea dreamed up by director Todd Phillips, who acknowledged that the sequel followed the same “template” to please fans of the first.
But this time it’ll be different, Phillips assured in May, and it will be the last installment in an R-rated trilogy. *So, what does that mean for The Hangover Part III? *Alcohol poisoning? *A boa constrictor in their hotel room? *Ed Helms loses an eye?
The always-candid Zach Galifianakis, who (refreshingly) doesn’t employ a publicist, had no qualms about spilling the supposed premise for the follow-up to Rolling Stone. *”They want to do a*Hangover III,” Galifianakis said. “I’m getting fricking phone calls already.” *He continued by saying the third will focus on Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Stu (Helms) breaking Alan (Galifianakis) out of a mental institution. *That sounds like It’s Kind of a Funny Story…
Meanwhile, Warner Bros is still embroiled in a ridiculous lawsuit with tattoo artist*S. Victor Whitmill, who claims the studio violated his copyright by replicating Mike Tyson’s face markings on Helms in the movie. *Whitmill was unable to win an injunction to stop the sequel’s theatrical release, but is holding out for a hefty settlement or the scheduled February court date. *Only WB has set a December 2011 release for the DVD/Blu-ray. *THR reports if the case doesn’t settle soon, they may have to ditigally alter the tattoo. *Isn’t that an implicit admission of infringement?
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