The Hangover Part II co-writer Craig Mazin has been hired to write the script for The Hangover Part III. Warner Bros. is wasting no time in moving forward on a sequel to the box-office record-breaker and I'm honestly a little surprised that they hadn't already started moving on a new film when the Hangover 2 was tracking through the roof. Mazin, whose previous credits include Scary Movie 3 and 4, co-wrote The Hangover Part II with director Todd Phillips and screenwriter Scot Armstrong (Semi-Pro), although "wrote" may not be the best way to describe it. I'm not sure if copy-pasting the script from the first film and making minor changes counts as "writing".
When Steve spoke with Phillips during the press junket for Hangover Part II, Phillips said that Part III would be the finale to the series but would be a new template and a new idea. Hit the jump for his full quote. [The Tracking Board via The Wrap]
Here's Phillips' full quote regarding The Hangover Part III:
If we were to do a third one, and quite honestly we really havenât talked about it as we just finished the movie two weeks ago, this is the first time weâve all been together in awhile. If we were to do a third one, if the audienceâ¦if the desire was thereâ¦I think we have a clear idea where that would head and itâs certainly not in the same template youâve seen these movies and obviously we always envisioned it as a trilogy as you can imagine (lotâs of laughter), the third would very much a finale and an ending. The most I could say about it and I havenât discussed it with these actors is that it is not following that template but very much a new idea.  As far as where it takes placeâ¦Iâm very open like the Olympic committee to being pitched and presented citiesâ¦flown around with wine and women and bribed and then I will make my decision.
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