Seemingly there seems to be bad crazy and good crazy and in the eyes of the Hangover crew Gibson is the former and Sheen is the latter.
Sheen of course had a cameo in Phillips’ last film Due Date cropping up at the end of the film in the Two and a Half Men segment. Now that show has been canned as a result of Sheen’s erratic public behaviour he’s open for employment opportunities and beings as he’s worked with Phillips previously it kinda makes sense.
I have to say that I wasn’t entirely comfortable with this news and I say that as a fan of The Hangover and of some of Sheen’s previous works, I mean c’mon who doesn’t like Major League and Men at Work? There’s a strong sense that they’re looking to cash in on Sheen’s current high profile following some amusing / disturbing (depending on your perspective) talk show appearances and exploiting someone who appears to be quite troubled at present.
Other factors on why this is a bad idea is that they found a suitable replacement for Gibson previously and the film has, from what I understand, wrapped and is in post production as they prepare the film for its release in May at which point there’s no telling whether the public at large will still view Sheen with the same levels of amusement when the film is released.
However, since the news broke Ace Showbiz have reported that Phillips has come out and denied the rumour stating that it’s “100% untrue.”
I’ve said it before but if you use Mike Tyson, a convicted rapist, as a cameo role, you can’t go anywhere worse. Gibson would have done will and Sheen will do OK. I just think these stunts are overshadowing the potential of the film itself. The focus should be on the actual talent, not desperate pleas for cameo roles. If Sheen turns up its going to be a media farce, people will go see it for that and thats exactly why he is going to be there. Money is everything, right?
I hate to say it, but at the path that Charlie Sheen is currently on, he may not even make it to the release of The Hangover: Part II. In all seriousness, I do think Charlie is a great actor and would be great for a cameo role.
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