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Liam Neeson snags The Hangover Part II cameo role slated for Gibson

By April MacIntyre Oct 22, 2010, 19:32 GMT

07/27/2010 - Liam Neeson - "The A-Team" UK Premiere - Arrivals - Empire Cinema, Leicester Square - London, UK © Landmark / PR Photos

Todd Phillips has selected Liam Neeson to replace Mel Gibson in Warner Bros.' "The Hangover Part II," following a cast and crew led mutiny against Gibson's cameo role.

Variety reports that Neeson was asked by "A-Team" co-star Bradley Cooper, one of the stars in "The Hangover Part II" along with Zack Galifianakis, who publicly groused about Gibson on a podcast.

"I just got a call to do a one day shoot on 'Hangover 2' as a tattooist in Thailand, and that's all I know about it," Neeson told Daily Variety. "I just laughed my leg off when I saw 'The Hangover, I was shooting in Berlin earlier this year and rented it on the hotel TV."

Phillips released a statement about the change in cast, "I thought Mel would have been great in the movie and I had the full backing of Jeff Robinov and his team. But I realize filmmaking is a collaborative effort, and this decision ultimately did not have the full support of my entire cast and crew."

Oscar nominated Neeson shined as a semi-retired CIA agent in the 2008 film "Taken."