Page Six reported Monday morning that Gibson will cameo on The Hangover 2 as a tattoo artist. (This was confirmed by MTV News later that afternoon.) This is most likely Gibson's first onscreen role since his infamous scandal involving his terrifying and graphically violent audiotaped rants against his ex-wife back in July.
Originally, "Hangover" director Todd Phillips wanted to cast fellow fallen idol Tiger Woods in the sequel, claiming, "We are going to try and get Tiger Woods for the second one ... help him regain his image." He appears to have settled on Gibson, who will supposedly play a tattoo artist that may or may not be the actual Mel Gibson. Last week, actress Sasha Barrese told E! Online that the sequel would have "the best cameo you've ever seen in your entire life," and it's clear she was talking about Gibson. The film will take place in Thailand, but Gibson, according to Page Six, will film on a soundstage in Los Angeles.
However everyone does not seem to be happy about this new addition...
Via a comedy podcast, Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover breakout star, said he had turned down several offers on moral grounds and then hinted darkly at an issue with a movie he's currently filming. Most likely he was referring to the The Hangover 2 project, saying, "I'm in a deep protest right now with 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. ... It has something to do with a movie I'm working on, yeah. I'll tell you about it later. It's very frustrating." it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize, if there's an actor on earth whom someone might have moral issues about working with, it'd be Gibson.
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