Zak Galifianakis has been getting a bit of a reputation lately as people jumped to the conclusion that the issues on the set of The Hangover 2 (that he failed to elaborate on) were revealed with the news that Mel Gibson was replaced.
The radio silence from Galifianakis didn’t help his case, but thanks to an interview Zack clears the air. Nothing he did had anything to do with Gibson getting fired.
According to Galifianakis, “I do not consult on the movies that I’m in. I just show up and I say my lines, usually terribly, and I do consult on dialogue,” he explained. “But as far as hiring and firing of actors, I have no insight into that world whatsoever.”
Now this puts an end to the wild speculation that put all the blame of this recasting in Galifianakis’ pudgy lap.
I have said it a few times. The director said that he did not have the full support of his cast and crew, however the timing of Zack mentioning in an interview that he was having an issue on the set but wasn’t making headway with those in charge catapulted the speculation that he was leading the crusade against Gibson.
I won’t deny it looked that way, but whatever it is that he was upset about wasn’t Gibson.
