‘It’ll never happen’: Bradley Cooper is pessimistic about the future of this cult comedy, rated 4 out of 5

10 years ago, the third part of this series was released, where the alcohol flowed freely: A Very Bad Trip. Will the fourth part of the saga that started in 2009 see the light of day? Actors who have been questioned many times are categorical: there is absolutely no talking about it!

Even if it’s one of them, as he recently said on the microphone The New Yorker Radio Hour. Bradley Cooper, who is currently promoting the Netflix film Maestro, confides that he would be ready immediately if the project were to take off.

“I’d probably do Hangover 4 right now. Just because I love Todd Phillips Ed Helms. I probably“. before adding: “But I think Todd never will“.

Remember that some of them were already very reluctant to the idea of ​​making a third episode.

very bad idea

heroes of the franchise, Bradley CooperEd Helms and Zach Galifianakis felt the saga lost its luster and began to run out of steam after the second iteration.

When the project was announced, they quickly made a condition: they agreed to reprise their roles in Hangover 3 only if we promised not to ask for a 4th film. Additionally, Galifianakis fought hard to convince Bradley Cooper to return.

One trilogy is enough

Anyway, there was never any question of going beyond episode 3. Even before the start of this latest opus, director Todd Phillips has already confirmed the trilogy:

“If we do the third one, if the public wants it, if the desire is there, I think we have a very clear idea of ​​ourselves chapters“- he pointed IndieWire in 2011. “Of course, there won’t be the same pattern that you’ve seen in the previous films. The third one will basically be the finale and the end.” The future director of Joker confirmed.

Bradley Cooper, a guest on Le Grand Journal while promoting Hangover 3, also assured that it would be his last. The comments were confirmed in 2018 by Ed Helms, on the microphone CinePop :”I’d say the chances of seeing a fourth movie are between zero and zero.”

Zach Galifianakis is more bitter and regretful in a podcast interview WTF :”It’s a big part of my life that I don’t regret, but I wish we had stopped after the first one“- explains the bearded artist.

Let’s note that Hangover 3 was a failure compared to the previous two episodes, which brought in $362 million worldwide for a monstrous budget of $103 million.

For comparison, the first one, which was shot for 35 million, collected 469. As for the second one, 586 million GEL was won with a budget estimated at 80 million. In France, the 3 films attracted a total of 6.5 million viewers.