Heather Graham will not return for The Hangover 2, a rep for Warner Bros. confirms. E!’s Online‘s Marc Malkin first reported the news, with a statement from a studio rep explaining that the story that takes Bradley Cooper’s Phil, Zach Galifianakis’ Alan, and Ed Helms’ Stu to Bangkok simply doesn’t allow room for her character, the Las Vegas stripper Stu married, to enter the picture. Even if you’re not a Graham fan, you have to admit she was great in the first film — but I don’t think anyone will be too upset over this. If there was ever a movie that doesn’t need the old ball and chain attached to it, it’s the Hangover sequel. As director Todd Phillips told EW last November while side-stepping a question about the film’s plot, “What people loved about The Hangover was not Las Vegas or the bachelor party but these three characters. I think you can take those characters and put them in other situations, and you don’t need the sell of Vegas and a bachelor party and all that other stuff.” (Still, Bangkok is a nice touch.)
Plus, even if Graham’s not in the movie, she can still show up at its premiere bra-less.
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Yeah, not too broken up about this. I don’t really think Graham brought THAT much to the table in the original movie (other than the boob, of course).
I don’t know why, but I always felt like if “Anchorman 2″ ever got made, I’d be bummed when they inevitably replaced Christina Applegate. She was quietly REALLY great in the first one.
I agree about Christina Applegate in ‘Anchorman 2′… I’d hope that they’d keep her.
What about Justin Bartha? Is he not their friend anymore?
Justin Bartha is in the sequel
are you sure… i mean really sure…
Without Heather Graham in the first film there would have been no awesome baby in the closet/smash his face with a squad car door gag! I get the decision, but I would have loved to see if the marriage made it post Vegas lol
Heather Graham is a real person who might actually read this article! I am SICK of EW’s constant bullying! Lets hope the poor girl has people she can talk to…I’d hate for her to face this alone!
It’s not like they were insulting her as an actress.
It’s the character, not the actress. The article should’ve simply been written to say HO2 won’t have Heather’s character in it.
FAWK Heather Graham!
Yeah, actually I would!
Poor Heather can never sustain traction on her career
Heather Graham is a real person who might actually read this article! I am SICK of EW’s constant bullying! Lets hope the poor girl has people she can talk to…I’d hate for her to face this alone!….oh, she’s straight? Bully away!
Really? We’re going there?
She was actually the main reason I went to see the first one. But I’ll probably still check this one out.
didn’t she date the director?
She’s not remotely essential to the first film. Not her fault in that it was a thankless throw away role that any hot actress between the age of 25 to 35 could have played.
But I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that she isn’t a good actress. When I think of films that were good that involved her, I think about how they succeeded in spite of her presence, ie Boogie Nights, or how she flat out ruined every scene she appeared in “From Hell”.
Didn’t Lindsay Lohan turn down that role?
Thats the rumor, yea. Or maybe it was confirmed, I don’t remember.
I’ve always loved Heather. I wish she had a better career though. Shame she’s not going to be in this one.
She doesn’t need to be in the movie, of course but we definitely need to hear from the guys whether she and Stu are still dating/a couple or what.
Agreed on that point. I’d love it if they were still a couple, but I totally see how she wouldn’t actually fit in this movie.
Too bad, she was awesome.
I’m sure that the chemistry of the 3 main actors will remain the same. There are plenty of better “eye-candy” female actors to insert into the new movie… pinktrickle.com
I’m only want to see Bradley Cooper. As long as he’s good in it, I don’t care who else is in it.