The Hangover Part II structure. There needs to be a ticking clock, there needs to be a missed night and there needs to be someone who's gone and a woman who is waiting to get married and a guy who needs to get married." In June 2010, before accepting the Guy Movie of the Year award on the Spike Guys Choice Awards, Phillips announced that there would be a "Hangover 2" and that they were hoping to begin filming around October 15, 2010, for a July 4, 2011 weekend release. In July 2010, it was confirmed that film would indeed be set in Thailand
The Hangover Part III crisis. However, things go awry when an incident from the original film comes back to haunt them. "The Hangover Part III" was announced days before the release of "The Hangover Part II" and Mazin, who co-wrote "Part II", was brought on board. In January 2012, the principal actors re-signed to star. In March 2012, Warner Bros. announced a U.S. Memorial Weekend release. The supporting roles were cast between June and September 2012. Principal photography began in September 2012 in Los Angeles, California before moving to Nogales, Arizona and Las Vegas, Nevada. The film was released on May 23, 2013. Two