Mel Gibson OUT of HANGOVER II

by: The HORROR Man     source: Hollywood Reporter

Say it ain’t so!

Well, looks like you can count ol rant and rave Aussie Mel Gibson out of the Hangover II. The Hollywood Reporter has found some pretty crazy news regarding Gibson and his cameo. I for one say let him be in the flick, you had Mike Tyson in the first film and he was banned from boxing, a convicted rapist, and bit the ear off Evander Holyfield for crying out loud! Either way here is what we found out.

In a highly unusual public rebuke of a former A-list movie star, Warner Bros. has dropped Mel Gibson from the cast of The Hangover Part II. Gibson, whose anti-Semitic, racist and misogynist rants have made him radioactive in some Hollywood circles, was to have a cameo as a tattoo artist in the sequel to the 2009 hit. But the stunt casting, which was picked up by the media this week, triggered an internal backlash at the studio and on the film set. And the studio, where Gibson reigned as a major star during the ’80s and ’90s with such movies as the Lethal Weapon series, decided to go public with a statement that the actor was no longer involved in the project. Gibson’s spokesman declined comment.

Zach Galifianakis — who is reteaming for the sequel with Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Justin Bertha and director Todd Phillips — appears to be among those who objected to Gibson.

In a Comedy Death-Ray podcast released last week, Galifianakis alluded to trouble on the set of Hangover II, without naming the film. Interviewed by host Scott Aukerman, he said he was in “deep protest” and “up in arms” about a film he’s working on.

Without naming names, he said: “A movie you’re acting in, you don’t have a lot of control; you just show up and vomit your lines out. I’m not the boss. I’m in deep protest right now about a movie I’m working on, up in arms about something. But I can’t get the guys to [listen]. … I’m not making any leeway.” Pressed for details, Galifianakis said: “It has something to do with a movie I’m working on, yeah. I’ll tell you about it later. It’s very frustrating.”

Other members of the movie’s cast and crew also are said to have opposed Gibson’s casting, and insiders said high-level execs at the studio also objected.

While the original movie revolved around a Las Vegas bachelor party that devolves into drunken lost weekend, the follow-up tracks the same quartet on a misbegotten trip to Bangkok, Thailand. A source familiar with the production said the character of the tattoo artist is “pivotal” to the plot, in which one of the stars gets a tattoo during a night of debauchery.

The movie began shooting Sept. 30 on the Warners lot, but Gibson’s cameo had yet to be filmed.

Is this a case of, better to be safe than sorry?