Oscar-winner Mel Gibson has had incredibly humble career beginnings in the Australian film industry and has given out some incredible films, both as an actor and director. He found fame in the Mad Max trilogy created by the very talented George Miller. It was after this he rose to prominence in the US, starring in the Lethal Weapon series, that Gibson reached stardom.
He hit the jackpot back in 95 with both his acting and directorial attempt with the period piece Braveheart. With this success, he went on to direct more films that found controversial success, such as The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto.
We are all quite aware of Mel Gibson’s achievements in Hollywood. But, some mistakes can get the best of us. The actor’s fall began back in 2006 when he was first seen passing sexist remarks at female police officers. Not just that, he was also heard abusing and threatening his ex-girlfriend over voicemail.
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Mel Gibson Criticizing The Zack Snyder Film
Zack Snyder is an immensely ambitious filmmaker with an almost cult-like following. This is all thanks to the efforts that he put into his DC extended universe with darker yet visually stunning Man of Steel and Batman v Superman.
Just when things started to get better with Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s remarks about Zack Snyder’s BvS at the Venice film festival spread like wildfire. Both films were released back in 2016, but as we are going through an era of comic-book film adaptations and high-octane superhero action flicks, making period pieces and method films is probably highly risky.
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He called out big franchises and their superhero films and said –
“There is a difference between a comic-book superhero and a real-life hero. Real heroes don’t wear spandex.”
Frustrated with BvS, Mel Gibson even went on to call the film, “a piece of sh*t.”
He Is Baffled By How These Franchises Are Even Doing It
With a modest budget of $40 million, Gibson filmed Hacksaw Ridge. But as he talked about the big-budget franchise films that sometimes put half a billion dollars into making, he just can’t help but get baffled.
Speaking with Deadline, he shared –
“I mean I scratch my head, really baffled. Maybe if I give these green screens a chance, I’d see things differently, but there’s still a lot of waste I think.”
“Maybe you could do it for less, I wouldn’t know. But, spending so outrageously, I can’t figure out how you guys recover after giving half of it to exhibitors and the taxman.”
His upcoming film, The Passion of the Christ: Resurrection is slated for early 2024 release.
Source: The Guardian
