The New York Post reported Monday that
tattoo artist in “The Hangover 2.” Two people close to the production
confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that Gibson — who’s maintained radio
silence since recordings apparently capturing his violent rants against
ex-girlfriend
Gibson and Phillips have not worked together before,
but the director is clearly hoping that the riff on real-life events
will elevate the laugh factor — and the shock value — of his movie.
Gibson, meanwhile, is no doubt banking that a little self-referential
humor could rehab a screen career that needs all the help it can get.
It’s unclear if the purported tattoo artist is a
totally fictional character or if Gibson will be playing himself,
banished to tattoo artistry in the wake of his scandal. Either way, the
casting news raises inevitable distinctions between Tyson, who was
generally seen as a troubled but liked figure at the moment “Hangover”
came out, and Gibson, who still rankles many. A lot can happen in seven
months — the movie is set to come out in May.
“Hangover 2” could now also have a weird ripple
effect on “The Beaver,” the quirky dramatic comedy that stars Gibson as
a man who counts a beaver puppet as his best friend. The
long-ago-completed movie has not been given a release date, but
which is distributing the film, could now gauge the reaction to the
Gibson presence before making its own decision. If audiences are ready
to laugh about him hamming it up in
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