The Hangover Part II "The Hangover 2" would begin in October 2010, for a May 26, 2011 release, following the same production schedule used for the first film. Also in July, Zach Galifianakis stated in an interview with "Latino Review" that the film will be set in Thailand, "Well, I think we're going to Thailand. The problem with "Hangover 2" is that we have to live up to what we did which is very difficult. So we get, I think, kind of kidnapped. It has nothing to do with the bachelor party. We're definitely not doing that again but we do end up in
The Hangover Part III wife, Tracy. In August, John Goodman began talks to join the cast in a small role, then described as an antagonist in the same vein as Paul Giamatti's character in "Part II". In September 2012, Justin Bartha said he had signed on to return in the sequel. Principal photography began on Monday, September 10, 2012 in Los Angeles. The following week, Melissa McCarthy entered negotiations to join the cast in a small role and Lela Loren was cast as a police officer. On October 8, 2012, production moved to Nogales, Arizona, which doubled as Tijuana in the film. On October