Press reports this week hailed the return of Mel Gibson to the screen for a cameo in the upcoming flick Hangover 2, the in-production sequel of the raunchy R-rated comedy, and bug-out box office hit, The Hangover. Today, the press is full of stories about how some of the self-righteous actors and crew members of the sequel blackballed Mr. Gibson, for his recent behavior off camera. These relative unknowns, until the release of an over-the-top, trashy flick, with a gross closing scene, refused to work with Mr. Gibson on moral grounds, and threatened to walk off the picture, unless Mr. Gibson, an A-list actor was treated as a pariah. So? So Mel Gibson was kicked to the curb.
Reports the The Independent -- "Earlier this week, it was revealed that (Director Todd) Phillips had asked Gibson to take a cameo role as a tattoo artist in the blockbuster sequel ( Hangover2 ). "I thought Mel would have been great in the movie," Phillips said on Thursday, claiming his decision to cast Gibson was endorsed by Jeff Robinov, the president of Warner Bros. "But I realize film-making is a collaborative effort, and this decision ultimately did not have the full support of my entire cast and crew."It is thought ( Zach) Galifianakis – also the star of Phillips's latest film, Due Date – may be behind the protest. In a podcast interview to promote Due Date, he explained that, as an actor, "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 a deep protest right now with a movie I'm working on, up in arms about something... It's very frustrating."
Galifianakis also claimed to have declined roles in the past for moral reasons.
Well, was The Hangover a moral film? Well, okay?