Academy Award nomineeBradley Cooperwould love to get The Wolfpack back together for a fourth outing inThe Hangoverfranchise. During a recent Q&A with Deadline‘s Pete Hammond atthe Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Cooper declared that he would come back forThe Hangover 4“in a heartbeat,” and heaped praise on his co-stars and the creatives behind the series.
“I would do it in a heartbeat. To work with those guys — as you get older you realize it’s all about the people you work with. So that group of people, they’re so wonderful. We loved every movie we made together, and I would do it in a heartbeat.”
Released back in 20009,The Hangoverfollows four friends who head to Las Vegas a few days before one member, Doug, gets married. However, the next day, the friends realize that they have no recollection of the previous night…and can’t find Doug anywhere.
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Directed by Todd Phillips and starringBradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis,The Hangoverwas met with critical and commercial success, and is now considered one of the best modern comedies. Two sequels followed,The Hangover Part IIin 2011 andThe Hangover Part IIIin 2013, and while neither of them reached the comedic heights of their predecessor, fans would not doubt love to see more from Phil, Stu, and Alan.
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During the interview, Cooper reflected on howThe Hangoverchanged his life and his career, as well as revealing that you can walk around Vegas with tiger claw marks on your neckand no one will notice.
“It was life changing. It was incredible. And that group of people — Todd Phillips and Larry Sher the DP, everybody. It was one of those things where we didn’t know what we were making. We weren’t even sure it was a comedy.”
“We were all at Caesar’s Palace, staying there. And we would go back at night and I would still have the tiger marks on my neck, and we’d be in the elevator — people didn’t give a s—. You know? But that’s Vegas, man. I I’ve got tiger claws on my neck and no one even looked at us.”
Copper went on to say that they all knew they were onto a “winner” while making the first movie. A revelation that came to Cooper when the gangster Mr. Chow, played by Ken Jeong, leaps from the trunk of a car and onto Cooper’s face completely naked. Well, to be fair, he is wearing shoes.
“We all looked at each other: This is a winner. Cash the check, boys.”
Bradley Cooper has receivedmultiple Academy Award nominationsfor last year’sMaestro, whichThe Hangoveractor directed, co-wrote and stars in. Following the life of American conductor Leonard Bernstein and his tumultuous relationship with actress Felicia Montealegre,Maestrohas been nominated for Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor for Bradley Cooper, among others.
