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‘Fatman’: Walton Goggins Will Try To Kill Mel Gibson’s Santa Claus In Upcoming Christmas Comedy

January 29, 2020 1:22 pm

While this may be a bit of a niche category, Walton Goggins is clearly the best actor in the subset of performers that have yet to fully rise to the A-list but have consistently proven themselves in multiple g...

‘Lethal Weapon 5’ Is Close To Becoming A Reality With Mel Gibson, Danny Glover & Richard Donner All Returning

Charles Barfield

January 29, 2020 11:01 am

News

For folks that enjoy quality action films, there aren’t very many that are better than the first “Lethal Weapon.” Not only did that film solidify Mel Gibson as an A-lister and give us iconic scenes and lines s...

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Michael Fassbender, Jamie Foxx, & Peter Dinklage In Talks For Mel Gibson’s ‘The Wild Bunch’ Remake

Charles Barfield

May 17, 2019 3:28 pm

News

Love him or hate him (and many of you are proud to be in either camp), Mel Gibson is still a massive figure in Hollywood. In addition to the various major roles he seems to find himself signing on for almost da...

Shia LaBeouf & Mel Gibson Team With ‘Stan & Ollie’ Director For New Dark Comedy

Charles Barfield

May 13, 2019 9:58 am

News

Shia LaBeouf and Mel Gibson, over the years, may be best known for their off-screen antics, with the former having some run-ins with the law and the latter being, well, an alleged anti-semite and domestic abuse...

Mel Gibson Set To Play Santa Claus In New Film & Seth Rogen Isn’t Excited: “Ho-Ho-Holocaust Denier”

Charles Barfield

May 9, 2019 10:35 am

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Pretty soon, Mel Gibson is really only going to be interested in playing characters that sport full beards. Recently, his film, “The Professor and the Madman,” showcased a bearded Gibson. And when he’s not film...

‘The Professor & The Madman’ Trailer: Bearded Mel Gibson & Sean Penn Write The Dictionary

Charles Barfield

March 26, 2019 3:27 pm

News, Trailers

To trace the crazy history of behind-the-scenes turmoil with Mel Gibson’s upcoming film “The Professor & the Madman” would be an epic task not unlike the writing of the English dictionary. Suffice it to say...

‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Trailer: Mel Gibson & Vince Vaughn Are Morally Dubious Cops Trying To Get Paid

David Pountain

February 21, 2019 12:55 pm

News, Trailers

After penning the surprisingly well-received “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich,” S. Craig Zahler returns with what could be his most controversial work to date. The evocatively titled “Dragged Across Concrete”...

Mel Gibson & Tye Sheridan To Star In New Thriller From Director Of ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’

Charles Barfield

February 1, 2019 1:05 pm

News

Dwayne Johnson better watch out because Mel Gibson is ready to take the throne of Hollywood’s busiest actor. Despite a controversial last decade or so, Gibson has been on a tear, as of late, landing multiple di...

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‘The Professor And The Madman’ Trailer: Mel Gibson & Sean Penn Star In Film That Has Been Involved In Real-Life Legal Drama

Charles Barfield

January 31, 2019 12:19 pm

News, Trailers

You may be thinking that you’ve been hearing about Mel Gibson’s “The Professor and the Madman” for years now. And you wouldn’t be wrong. The actor has been developing the film for decades, finally beginning pro...

Hugo Weaving Talks ‘Mortal Engines,’ Working With Peter Jackson, The Wachowskis & Thoughts On Bond [Interview]

Griffin Schiller

December 8, 2018 10:45 am

Interviews, News, Podcasts

Hugo Weaving is one of the most versatile actors working today, and one thing’s for certain: he sure makes a damn good villain. Having cemented himself in pop culture with such iconic roles as Agent Smith in “T...

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Mel Gibson To Star Opposite Charlie Hunnam & Eiza Gonzalez In Action-Thriller ‘Waldo’

Charles Barfield

October 30, 2018 10:03 am

News

Add another project to the growing schedule of actor-writer-director Mel Gibson. After carefully picking and choosing his films, while attempting his comeback after controversy, Gibson is now in full-on A-liste...

Mel Gibson Is A Very Bad Cop In S. Craig Zahler’s Provocative & Troubling ‘Dragged Across Concrete’ [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 17, 2018 12:57 pm

Festivals, Reviews

S. Craig Zahler is undoubtedly one of the most interesting directors to emerge in genre film in the last few years. Initially turning heads as a screenwriter (his “The Brigands Of Rattleborge” topped one of the...

Mel Gibson Seems To Agree With His Critics As He Admits ‘Wild Bunch’ Remake “Was A Bad Idea At First”

Charles Barfield

October 11, 2018 11:47 am

News

Just a couple weeks ago, it was announced the Mel Gibson, who has been attempting to resurrect his career in recent years after a rocky early-2000s, is set to co-write and direct a remake of the Sam Peckinpah c...

Sarah Silverman Shares Anti-Semitic Mel Gibson Quote Protesting His Upcoming ‘Wild Bunch’ Remake

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2018 3:01 pm

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Mel Gibson's various controversies, of which there are many, happened primarily between 2005 and 2011. As odd as it is to think about that, the era in which he sexually harassed a police officer, yelled racist ...

Mel Gibson To Co-Write & Direct A Remake Of Sam Peckinpah Classic ‘The Wild Bunch’

Charles Barfield

September 24, 2018 4:45 pm

News

It appears that Mel Gibson is starting to get a pretty damn full schedule over the next couple years. In addition to helming a new World War II film and starring alongside Colin Farrell in another film, Gibson ...

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