'The Hangover 2' Monkey is Now Addicted to Cigarettes
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Maybe this monkey is a true method actor?
While intricate plot details are still sparse, one of the biggest parts of the marketing campaign for "The Hangover Part II" has been its badass biker monkey. Trailers show that it appears on the floor of the Wolf Pack's Thai hotel, feigning a sex act (which got the trailer pulled by the MPAA), and it graces a number of promo posters for the upcoming comedy. Apparently, all that bad behavior on screen has led it to picking up a nasty off-screen habit, too.
Director Todd Phillips told Total Film Magazine that his monkey star is causing havoc on another set -- because he's constantly craving cigarettes.
"I wanted the monkey to smoke so we had to train her to," Phillips said (via Movieline). "Now I have PETA after me because the monkey's become addicted to cigarettes. She was just shooting Cameron Crowe's movie 'We Bought A Zoo.' And the monkey won't stop smoking..."
Perhaps the monkey is part of why Zach Galifianakis called Thailand so "unboring."
"I don't really want to go back because I find that I might be bored when I go back to the United States," he told Entertainment Tonight. "This is, like, the most un-boring place. I just love it."