Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Escaped from the lawsuit, "The Hangover 2" Released Under Schedule


LOS ANGELES - The movie The Hangover 2 confirmed to be released on schedule. Parties to the film company Warner Bros. confirmed the film will begin to be released in the area of ​​New Zealand on Thursday (26/05/2011) local time.

The announcement will be important considering the previous movie directed by Todd Phillips had threatened postponed because there is a copyright infringement lawsuit filed tattoo artist Victor Whitmill.

Whitmill, artists who create tattoos on the face of boxer Mike Tyson, cast a lawsuit against Warner Bros. relating to use of tattoo design is one of the stars in the movie The Hangover 2 without his permission.

Whitmill filed a lawsuit Friday (5/20/2011) ago. He asked a federal judge blocked the tattoos featured in the promo in the film. Unfortunately, Whitmill request was rejected by the judge on Tuesday (05/24/2011).

Warner Bros. Party welcomed the decision. "We are very grateful to the court decision that allows the film The Hangover 2 can be released as scheduled on this Sunday all over the world," he told Entertainment Weekly.

The Hangover 2 is the sequel of successful comedy films in 2009. In the first film, Mike Tyson took part by playing himself. The film also stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, and Ken Jeong, who also will be present again in the film.

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