The Wolfpack Gets Huge Pay Raise to Return For The Hangover 3

[BC Blog Poster]

Linda Ge writes for Bleeding Cool.

Of course there's going to be another sequel to The Hangover, and of course Warner Bros will do whatever it takes to get the trio of Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis to come back and reprise their roles as amnesiac groomsmen, The Wolfpack.

THR reports that the three actors, who all found their fame somewhat boosted by the original Hangover, have banded together to demand $15 million each for this threequel, and the studio is close to agreeing.

That's 15 times more than they were paid to appear in the first movie and 3 times their sequel paycheck. But I wouldn't call the actors overpaid, with the first film raking in $467 million worldwide and the sequel $581 million worldwide. What's a little $45 million chip in a billion dollar franchise, right?

Deals are now being finalized after months in negotiations, and the movie is on track to begin filming this summer for a Memorial Day 2013 release.

While The Hangover Part II was criticized for being a little bit too similar to the original, Cooper teases and reassures the conclusion to the trilogy will "maybe not adhere to the structure, it might be different." It will also take place in Los Angeles, where the characters reside, rather than some other exotic locale to top Vegas and Bangkok.

Of course the big question remains: what creative way will they find to leave poor Justin Bartha out of the action (and his own $15 million paycheck) this time?

[Matt Spatola]

THR reports that the three actors, who all found their fame somewhat boosted by the original Hangover, have banded together to demand $15 million each for this threequel, and the studio is close to agreeing.

"Somewhat boosted"? Seriously? That movie made the careers of all 3, Cooper maybe less than the other two but it certainly pushed him over the hump. Ed Helms was 'only' a TV actor with supporting roles pretty much his credits. And Zach Galliflinaklis also was only a supporting actor in movies. Nobody had a high profile until The Hangover.

[ahlhelm]

"conclusion of the trilogy" made me chuckle. Because it was planned that way all along....

[Locusmortis]

Ken Jeong was the REAL star of those films, funniest thing in them by far.

[Kplan]

Good for them for banding together.

I liked the 2nd film far more than the original. That is, a bunch of guys running around Vegas getting into crazy #$!! is not inherently funny to me -- even if it does involve babies, tigers, and Mike Tyson (oh my!). Save for Galifiankis' lines & Ken Jeong's appearances, I really didn't find many laughs in the first one -- nor even any attempts to GET laughs (that is, Ed Helms and Cooper really never say or do anything funny & the situations weren't funny).

The second Hangover far better exploited juxtapositions and the ridiculousness of what was going on and actually had ALL the characters say things which were actually humorous.

OK, sorry, I'm done. I used to write movie reviews. I can't stop myself sometimes. =]