The Hangover has proved to be something of a surprise hit. Released slap bang in the middle of a time when we’re hardly lacking decent films, it managed to take an estimated $45 at the U.S. box office on its opening weekend. Which is pretty amazing for a movie that seemingly came from nowhere.
I’m sure many of you were aware of the film before release but it wasn’t exactly one most of us had marked on our calendars so that we didn’t forget to go and see it. And yet it’s proved hugely popular both with cinema-goers and critics, a tricky combination to pull off these days.
This success has clearly gone to the heads of the people behind the movie because, as director Todd Phillips revealed to MTV Movies, they are already looking at a sequel. Phillips’ other movies, Road Trip, Old School, and Starsky & Hutch haven’t yet managed any sequels but it looks guaranteed that there will be a The Hangover 2.
Phillips said:
“We were thinking of sequel ideas when we were shooting, which sounds cocky, but we were doing it more because it was just fun to talk about ideas while hanging out on the set. Two weeks ago I was saying, ‘let’s see how it works out.’ Now that the movie has really connected, it’s something we’re doing for sure.”
“I wouldn’t do it unless all four guys were back. I love ‘The Hangover’ so much and I think we could crush it with the sequel. I’ve never had more fun making a movie, ever. Not that ‘Old School’ wasn’t fun, but these guys were so hungry and ready to kick ass everyday. We just all gelled so well on this film.”
I haven’t yet seen The Hangover but everything I’m hearing about it makes me want to. It’s meant to be, at its core, a plain, old fashioned funny film, which is just what I need after weeks of movies such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Star Trek, Angels and Demons, and Terminator Salvation.
