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‘Flight Risk’ Trailer: Mel Gibson Directs Mark Wahlberg & Michelle Dockery In A New Suspense Thriller

June 27, 2024 10:59 am

What’s the status of people like Mel Gibson in Hollywood? Gibson was seemingly persona non-grata during the #MeToo movement, a sort of belated punishment for his past tabloid transgressions that hit in 2009 (r...

‘Lethal Weapon 5’: Mel Gibson Confirms The Film Is Still Happening & He’ll Direct It

Charles Barfield

June 18, 2024 12:04 pm

News

For years now, we’ve been hearing that a “Lethal Weapon 5” was happening. But when filmmaker Richard Donner passed away, folks seemed to believe that perhaps the film would never happen, especially as the two ...

George Miller Doesn’t See Mel Gibson In A New ‘Mad Max’ Film: “I Haven’t Even Thought About It”

Martin Miller

June 5, 2024 2:39 pm

News

With legacy sequels being all the rage in Hollywood, it’s within reason to imagine that perhaps a world exists where George Miller asks Mel Gibson to return for a new ‘Mad Max’ film in the future. If “Ghostbus...

Mel Gibson Calls Robert Downey Jr. “Generous” For Supporting Him Following Antisemitic Remarks & Cancellation

Christopher Marc

April 9, 2024 1:48 pm

News

We’re in a weird place culturally in Hollywood. Many in Tinseltown want to combat rampant and increased antisemitism—look at the Jonathan Glazer comments during the Oscars— and yet many still tolerate folks li...

‘Schindler’s List’: Mel Gibson Could Have Starred In Steven Spielberg’s Holocaust Drama

Edward Davis

February 23, 2024 11:19 am

News, Trailers

Steven Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List” swept at the Oscars 30 years ago next month, and to mark the anniversary, THR has put together a very impressive and comprehensive oral history about the film, its Oscar c...

‘The Continental’ Review: ‘John Wick’ Spin-Off Walks The Walk & Talks The Talk, But Lacks A Keanu-Like Presence

Rodrigo Perez

September 20, 2023 11:47 am

Features, News, Reviews, Television

“The Continental,” subtitled somewhere in the marketing as, “From the World of John Wick,” is indeed what it advertises: a series that spins off from the kinetic assassins action-thriller franchise starring Ke...

New ‘The Continental’ International Trailer: Peacock’s ‘John Wick’ Prequel Series With Mel Gibson Premieres On September 22

Ned Booth

August 31, 2023 9:55 am

News, Television, Trailers

Earlier this year, "John Wick: Chapter 4" became the action franchise's highest-grossing title, taking in $432.2 million globally off an $100 million budget. Not bad for a series once slated for a direct-to-vi...

‘The Continental’: Peacock’s Three-Part Event About The Origins Of The ‘John Wick’ Hotel Premieres This September

Ned Booth

April 12, 2023 11:53 am

News, Television, Trailers

As "John Wick: Chapter 4" continues its run in theaters, with over $306.6 million made at the box office, it's time to start considering the franchise's future. Will Keanu Reeves ever return to Chad Stahelski'...

‘Lethal Weapon 5’: Mel Gibson Blames Warner Bros. Discovery Merger For Movie’s Production Delay

Ned Booth

September 22, 2022 2:52 pm

News

"Lethal Weapon 5" has already had a major tragic delay, with original director Richard Donner passing away in 2021. But now lead star and new director Mel Gibson claims another issue holds up the movie: the Wa...

Baz Luhrmann Says Mel Gibson Nearly Played Leonardo DiCaprio’s Father In His Unmade ‘Alexander The Great’ Epic

Christopher Marc

June 26, 2022 10:11 am

News

In the 2000s, the critical, financial, and Oscar success of Ridley Scott’s ancient Rome actioner “Gladiator” led to studios chasing the same highs. A string of high-budget period action films were greenlit in ...

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