liamhangover.jpg After Mel Gibson's role in The Hangover sequel got the ax, Liam Neeson tells Variety that he will now be taking over the part.

"I just got a call to do a one-day shoot on Hangover 2 as a tattooist in Thailand, and that's all I know about it," Neeson says. "I just laughed my leg off when I saw The Hangover, I was shooting in Berlin earlier this year and rented it on the hotel TV."

Neeson's A-Team co-star Bradley Cooper (who starred in the first Hangover film) was the one who brought him on board, and Neeson has already left his New York home to shoot the role. Can't wait to see him play a quirky tattoo artist!