Mel Gibson Intends To Produce Film On Jewish Hero

La, Calif. -- Mel Gibson, who apparently made anti-Semitic remarks throughout a drunken driving arrest 5 years ago, has become creating a movie concerning the existence of Jewish hero Judah Maccabee. Gibsons publicist, Alan Nierob, told The Connected Press Friday that Gibson is focusing on an offer with Warner Bros. to build up the film through his company, Icon Productions. What Gibsons exact role is going to be whether he may direct as well as star within the film hasnt been determined. Warner Bros. would really like him to direct, Nierob stated. He's the very first option for the studio to direct it, but until there is a offer place along with a script thats finished, it will likely be his choice whether to direct it or otherwise. Joe Eszterhas of Fundamental Instinct and Flashdance fame is writing the script. No timetable is within place for this to become completed as well as for production to start. But Gibsons participation with getting Maccabees story towards the screen in all forms has angered some Jewish leaders. Maccabee, whos acclaimed among the finest players in Jewish history, assisted inspire the celebration of Hanukkah. We'd have wished that Warner Bros. might have found someone much better than Mel Gibson to direct or possibly even star inside a film about the existence from the Jewish historic icon Judah Maccabee, Abraham Foxman, national director from the Anti-Defamation League, stated inside a statement. Like a hero from the Jewish people along with a universal hero within the struggle for religious liberty, Judah Maccabee warrants better. Rabbi Marvin Hier, dean and founding father of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, stated: Casting him (Gibson) like a director or possibly because the star of (a movie about) Judah Maccabee is much like casting (Bernard) Madoff to become the mind from the Investments and Exchange Commission, or perhaps a whitened supremacist as attempting to portray Martin Luther King Junior. Its simply an insult to Jews. The American Gathering of Holocaust Children as well as their Descendants stated: Holocaust children are aghast that the major Hollywood studio would join with Mel Gibson within this venture and examine it as being an affront to any or all sufferers of anti-Semitism, intolerance, and sexism. Nierob rejected to reply to the backlash from Jewish leaders. Warner Bros. hadn't responded by Friday mid-day to some request discuss the project itself or even the negative reaction it's attracted. Gibson, the Oscar-winning director of Braveheart, has defended themself against accusations of anti-Semitism since his 2006 drunken driving arrest, where a deputys report revealed Gibson made Jewish and sexist slurs during custody of the children. Recently, he arrived at a $750,000 settlement together with his ex-girlfriend, Russian music performer Oksana Grigorieva, and decided to continue supplying housing and financial support for his or her youthful daughter to solve a bitter legal fight that adopted sexist, racist rants credited towards the actor. His last project was The Beaver, a drama by which he starred opposite director Jodie Promote like a guy who sinks into this type of deep depression, he is able to only communicate via a beaver hands puppet. Gibson gained strong reviews for his performance however the film itself, which arrived on the scene in May, only made about $6.4 million worldwide. Copyright 2011 by Connected Press. All privileges reserved.These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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