The Dish

Hair of the dog Sometimes the best thing for a hangover -- or "The Hangover" -- is more of what got you there, and director Todd Phillips says he was thinking about a sequel even before the film became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy. "You always have those days when you say, 'If we did another one, wouldn't it be funny if ...?'" he says. Phillips, shooting the road comedy "Due Date" with Robert Downey Jr. and "Hangover" scene-stealer Zach Galifianakis, said he's midway through the script for "Hangover 2," which will have nothing to do with bachelor parties or Vegas.

The final reel Woody Allen has offered French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a role in his next (untitled) film. He's currently in post-production on the London-set "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger," with Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts and Josh Brolin. ... Aziz Ansari (TV's "Parks and Recreation") is getting a film spinoff of his "Randy" character from "Funny People." ... Matthew McConaughey's "The Lincoln Lawyer" has lost Tommy Lee Jones as director and co-star. ... Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated Alec Baldwin, saying, "I consider my entire movie career a complete failure," threatens to quit acting when his "30 Rock" contract is up in 2012. Will he change his mind when the fine notices for "It's Complicated" come in?

CYNTHIA DICKISON