A source familiar with the
production told the Hollywood Reporter that the role is "pivotal" to
the plot, which features one of the characters going under the needle during a
night of debauchery.
"The Hangover 2" reunites Zach Galifianakis,
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Justin Bartha who starred in the hit 2009 original
as friends trying to piece together a rowdy Vegas bachelor party. This time the
location for their latest mishap is set for Bangkok.
Todd Phillips will again
direct. The New York Post, which first reported the casting, said Gibson would
shoot his scene shortly on the Warner Bros. lot. Gibson's representative
declined to comment. The actor's next movie, the Jodie Foster-directed comedy
"Beaver," has seen its release date postponed by Summit Entertainment
in the wake of his bitter split with his ex-girlfriend.
