'Hangover II' Heads to FX. ‘Hangover Part II’ Breaks Record: Biggest Five-Day R-Rated Opening Ever. Not only did Warner Bros.’ The Hangover Part II score the best opening of all time for a comedy at the domestic box office, it grossed the most of any R-rated film in its first five days. Hangover, debuting last Thursday on the eve of the long Memorial Day weekend, earned $135 million through Monday. That beats the $134.3 million earned by Warner’sThe Matrix Reloaded in its first five days (the one caveat--Matrix Reloaded opened on Wednesday evening, so didn't have a full day). The movie’s performance marks a milestone for Hollywood, proving that comedies can become summer event pics, and do as well as superhero franchises.
In addition to breaking several key records, Hangover also nabbed the fourth-best opening ever for Memorial Day. ‘Hangover 2’ Stars: Before They Were Famous Overseas, Hangover also soared, opening to $70.1 million from 40 countries--thee times higher than the first Hangover and bringing the sequel's global bow to $205.1 million through Monday. Warner Bros. Asks Judge Not to Stop 'Hangover II' Release Over Mike Tyson Tattoo.
Warner Bros. The battle between Warner Bros and Mike Tyson's tattoo artist is heating up. On Friday, the studio told a judge why S. Victor Whitmill, who is suing over a copyrighted tattoo on Ed Helms' face in Hangover Part II, shouldn't be able to stop distribution of the film. The highly anticipated sequel is scheduled to be released this week ,so a decision should be forthcoming soon. In its brief, Warner Bros. says Whitmill will not be able to succeed on the merits of his claims that Hangover II constitutes copyright infringement of what the he calls "one of the most distinctive tattoos in the nation. " "The very copyrightability of tattoos is a novel issue," says the Warner Bros. brief.
"There is no legal precedent for Plaintiff's radical claim that he is entitled, under the Copyright Act, to control the use of a tattoo that he created on the face of another human being. " Warner Bros says that unless Whitmill puts up a $100 million bond, the losses will be unrecoverable. 'Hangover: Part II' on Track to Far Outpace Original's Opening Weekend Box Office.
Mike Tyson Tattoo Artist Sues Warner Bros. to Stop Release of 'Hangover 2' The man who gave Mike Tyson his distinctive facial tattoo has sued Warner Bros. over the similar-looking facial art on Ed Helms' character in the upcoming The Hangover: Part II. S. Victor Whitmill, an award-winning tattoo artist who calls the Tyson design "one of the most distinctive tattoos in the nation," is asking for an injunction to stop the release of the highly-anticipated comedy sequel, set to bow in the U.S. over Memorial Day weekend.
"When Mr. Whitmill created the Original Tattoo, Mr Tyson agreed that Mr. Whitmill would own the artwork and thus, the copyright in the Original Tattoo," argues the complaint, filed Thursday in federal court in Missouri and obtained by THR. "Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. — without attempting to contact Mr. Warners declined to comment on the suit. It's an interesting lawsuit. The designs do look very similar. What's scary for the studio is the request for an injunction to stop the movie's release. E-mail: matthew.belloni@thr.com. The Hangover 2 - Liam Nesson's Cameo Cut and Reshot. Variety is reporting that Liam Nesson's cameo in The Hangover 2 has been cut and reshot with Nick Cassevetes in the role.
Well apparently the scene that followed Nesson's cameo was cut and so the scene he appeared in basically had no use. They wanted to have Nesson come back but he was in London filming Clash of the Titans sequel. So with the time crunch it seems like Director Todd Phillips decided to give Nick Cassavetes a call and he said yes. Here are more details: While editing, Phillips chose to cut the scene that immediately followed Neeson's cameo, meaning it no longer had the information necessary to logically get the Wolf Pack (Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis and Ed Helms) to what became the next scene.
Three weeks ago, Phillips decided to reshoot the scene, but with Neeson in London shooting WB's "Clash of the Titans" sequel, the actor was no longer available. "We were in a complete time crunch so I called up Nick and asked if he would do the part. Why Liam Neeson's Cameo Was Cut in 'Hangover' Sequel. News: New Images and Updates on Characters from ‘The Hangover 2’ | Latino Review. «The Hangover 2»: la bande-annonce retirée des salles américaines.