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With filming now underway, Todd Phillips and the cast for the highly anticipated and most likely, very raunchy "The Hangover 2" has now begun the race to reach its release date of May 26, 2011 which is only a mere seven months away.
Some first set photos have arrived and they are unsurprising. Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms are back and as we've all known for months now, they are headed to Thailand. And as Phillips told Empire recently, "It takes place in Bangkok and LA. There's gonna be some fucked-up surprises."
Galifianakis recently said he read the script and found it to be better than the original (what else is he gonna say?) though we're more surprised there is an actual script for this since we would imagine half the one liners that make it into the film will be stuff the actors make up on the spot. And in case you really care, there's a mildly diverting spoiler that has hit the web.
Ken Jeong is also confirmed to return and, hey look, Justin Bartha is in the new photos too. Hooray. We also expect Heather Graham to return as well, though it has yet to be confirmed. [Popsugar]
We did our best to ignore 2010's biggest, duh, "no shit?" story of the year when Christopher Nolan was quadruple-confirmed confirmed to direct "Batman 3" (a 2012 date had been set and his writers were working on it all this time apparently just for the fun of it). Similarly, the worst-kept secret of 2010 is the location of "The Hangover 2," and well, it's a slow day.
Almost as soon as the sequel was announced, rumors sprouted that the Todd Phillips-directed comedy would take place in Thailand. Then it was "confirmed" by sources that said, "yes, that's true" and now it's finally come from the horse's mouth, the director himself.
"It takes place in Bangkok and LA," Phillips told Empire. "There's gonna be some fucked-up surprises." Returning for the sequel are the three best friends that anyone could have Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms (the former two, now huge stars). Phillips also confirmed the return of comedian Ken Jeong who played the naked Mr. Chow in the original.
No official word on the return of Justin Bartha or Heather Graham (at least not in this brief interview), but one presumes they'll be there. "I'm not delusional," Phillips said noting the expectations with sly sarcasm. "I know what I'm up against. I saw 'Meet The Fockers.' But we're aiming high. It's called The Hangover Part Two, you know."
The film is scheduled to shoot later this month and Galifianakis recently said he read the script and found it to be better than the original (what else is he gonna say?) And Latino Review's spies allegedly got their hands on a script and there's a mildly diverting spoiler here if you want to read it for yourself.
With filming now underway, Todd Phillips and the cast for the highly anticipated and most likely, very raunchy "The Hangover 2" has now begun the race to reach its release date of May 26, 2011 which is only a mere seven months away.
