Mel Gibson's Hangover 2 Cameo Cut Because Cast and Crew Hate Him 21.65K Adrian Chen 10/21/10 07:11PM Filed to: cameos cameos Mel Gibson Hangover 2 Todd Phillips Defamer Gettypic Mel Gibson was slated to take a babystep back into blockbuster films with a cameo role in The Hangover 2. He was cut: Director Todd Phillips says Gibson's role "didn't have the full support of my entire cast and crew."