For those you wondering why they bothered with the second film, The Guardian reports:

“The director of The Hangover series has promised filmgoers the third instalment will definitely be the last. Todd Phillips also revealed the new film will be released in May 2013 and will feature all four original cast members.

“We’re going to surprise a lot of people with the final chapter we have planned,” Phillips said. “It will be a fitting conclusion to our three-part opera of mayhem, despair and bad decisions.”

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