Mel Gibson has been replaced.
Actor Liam Neeson revealed Friday he’d flown to the set of “The Hangover 2” to shoot a cameo, a day after the film’s director said his cast and crew had put the kibosh on Gibson’s participation.
"I just got a call to do a one day shoot on 'Hangover 2' as a tattooist in Thailand, and that's all I know about it," Neeson told Daily Variety. "I just laughed my leg off when I saw 'The Hangover,' I was shooting in Berlin earlier this year and rented it on the hotel TV."
Neeson credited “A-Team” co-star Bradley Cooper with helping him score the role, the actor told Daily Variety.
“Hangover” director Todd Phillips said in a statement Thursday that he’d pulled the plug on Gibson’s planned cameo in the bro-tastic party film co-starring Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms.
“I thought Mel would have been great in the movie and I had the full backing of [WB president] Jeff Robinov and his team,” Phillips said, TheWrap.com reported. “But I realize filmmaking is a collaborative effort, and this decision ultimately did not have the full support of my entire cast and crew.”
Turns out Neeson and Gibson share the same manager.
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Gossip site TMZ.com reported that rep Alan Nierob confirmed Neeson’s “Hangover” participation in the film “pending clearance of cast and crew background check.”
Zing.