Test audiences were crazy aboutit, and the highly critical crowds at ShoWest cheered on the trailer. That seems to be enough to get a green light for a sequel to a film that hasn’t even come out in theaters yet – The Hangover.
In a multimillion-dollar commitment, Warner Bros. has set “The Hangover” director Todd Phillips to write a sequel with Scot Armstrong.
The dealmaking comes two months before the first “Hangover” goes out through WB on June 5.
In the comedy, groomsmen take the betrothed for a last fling in Las Vegas, then become so caught up in the revelry that they lose the groom.
While studios often wait to see box office results before committing to a sequel, “The Hangover” has tested strongly, and a trailer brought down the house at ShoWest.
What do you think about movies getting a sequel planned before we see the broad audience reaction?
Clearly in cases like Batman or Twilight, we can expect there to already be a following that can be built upon for a sequel, and getting to work on those before the first one came out didn’t seem like a shock. But this is a movie with characters we have barely met and a one shot gag expanded into what looks like a rediculously fun comedy.
But can you build a sequel on it? Well clearly the big wigs think you can and are ponying up the bill for Todd Phillips to write it.
Too soon? Or does this confidence make you that much more eager to see The Hangover?
