Todd Phillips

LAS VEGAS - Todd Phillips is smiling. He has good reason for cheer. As director of one of the hottest comedies of the year, "The Hangover," the 39-year-old has already established himself among Hollywood's firmament.  

Todd Phillips is smiling. He has good reason for cheer. As director of one of the hottest comedies of the year, "The Hangover," the 39-year-old has already established himself among Hollywood's firmament. And the release of the DVD and Blu-ray versions of the film just before the holidays has made Phillips even merrier. Humor is nothing new to the producer-director who helmed "Old School," "School for Scoundrels," "Road Trip" and "Starsky and...  

For years, Todd Phillips –- arguably the best comedy director in the business right now whose name doesn’t rhyme with Bud Apatow -– was pestered by fanboys and film writers alike trying to get the deets on “Old School 2.” Now, the good news is that people seem to have finally stopped asking about a [...]  

/Film reader Zake F sent us what appears to be the first photo from The Hangover director Todd Phillips' next comedy. Due Date stars Zach Galifianakis and Robert Downey Jr in a buddy-comedy story which has been described as kinda Hangover meets Planes, Trains and Automobiles. The screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland (with rewrites by Adam Sztykiel) has Galifianakis as a wannabe actor who becomes the companion to an expectant father...  

Source: Entertainment Weekly Director Todd Phillips has revealed that he is about halfway through the writing of a script for the second Hangover, which would see the return of stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis. When asked where the sequel might take the characters, Phillips replied, “What people loved about The Hangover was not Las Vegas or the bachelor party but these three characters. I think you can take those...  

Robert Downey Jr. may be taking on some iconic characters in “Sherlock Holmes” and “Iron Man 2,” but director Todd Phillips says the star will show off a different side of himself in next year’s “Due Date.”  

About three weeks ago, director Todd Phillips confirmed that he was working on the script for "The Hangover" sequel, revealing that he will bring back the main characters, but will place in them in a location other than Las Vegas. Chud has now ...  

Sources say the filmmakers' current plan is to shoot the sequel for the Bradley Cooper's drama comedy in the Asian country. Following his success with the bachelor-party comedy, Todd Phillips announced in July that he is working on the second film ...  

EW.com, from Entertainment Weekly EW.com ... They make any movie they appear in instantly better. Reply · Report this. ugh. Tue 12/01/09 12:06 AM. hopefully a second movie means a second boob. Reply · Report this. jon. Mon 11/30/09 8:15 PM. I thought the Hangover was boring and not funny at all. The most funny part was the gay asian dude, he stole the movie really. “Watch million of online music videos for free on defSpot com' ..... EW Picks...  

With over $275 million dollars in domestic grosses, The Hangover has now surpassed Wedding Crashers as the #1 R-rated comedy of all time. Vince Vaughn and director David Dobkin each sent "Hangover" director Todd Phillips a bottle of champagne to ...  

Q: Why do you think there was such widespread acclaim for this movie? Todd Phillips: I think it was good timing on the movie. I do. I think when you look at the movies that work and you look at the movies that don’t work. You can say what you want ...  

Filed under: Gut Reactions, Movie News, WTF One of the most persistent internet rumors about 'The Hangover' is that director Todd Phillips wanted to use a real stunner during the hilarious taser-scene in last year's smash hit comedy. So on the eve of the DVD release, PopEater sought out the ... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments  

LAS VEGAS — There’s a reason a simple comedy about the aftermath of a crazy Vegas bachelor party raked in more than $277 million at the domestic box office. “People are so used to being tricked by marketing for the movies,” said Todd Phillips ...  

Some guys just can’t handle Vegas, at least according to director Todd Phillips. Phillips, who once won over the college-and-up crowd with Old School, reclaims his title as king-of-camaraderie with another tale of male bonding that’s been smattered with fancy-free embellishment. Still, such success was surprising, to say the least. With a cast of relative unknowns and a candor that’s almost begging to offend, The Hangover hardly looked...  

The Hangover director Todd Phillips is busy working on his next movie, Due Date, but told Entertainment Weekly that the script for his next-next project, The Hangover 2, is already half-complete. Phillips says that he had ideas for the sequel while he was shooting the first movie. You always have those days when you say, "If we did another one, wouldn't it be funny if...?" Then once the movie tested so well, Warner Bros. came to me even...