Mel Gibson Wants to Do 'Maverick 2'
Filed under: Action, Comedy, Warner Brothers, Remakes and Sequels, Western
If you expected Mel Gibson to stick firmly behind the camera following his well-known and drunken tirade, guess again. Looks like the statute of limitations has worn off our collective distaste for the actor, and he's planning to celebrate by mounting a sequel to the 1994 flick Maverick. Word is that James Garner is interested in coming back -- but nothing on the participation of Jodie Foster has been offered thus far. (Which is a shame because Jodie, playing it light for a change, was one of the true highlights of Richard Donner's Maverick.)According to Hollywood.com, Mr. Gibson is overstuffed with nifty new ideas for Maverick 2: "I think audiences will enjoy what we've got in mind. It won't be happening immediately, but I dare say, it'll happen." He then goes on to say that there'll be no more Mad Max or Lethal Weapon sequels because "there's nowhere to move with those characters." Right, but the characters in a sequel to a remake of an old Western series ... tons of latitude there. Kinda funny that he'd deride sequels with one breath while also floating teasers on a different sequel, but hey, Mel's always been a bit eccentric.
(For the record, this (Jewish) writer holds nothing against Mel Gibson for his nasty remarks. The guy said some stupid things, apologized for them, and moved on. Happens to "normal people" every day -- but it's still kinda tough to forget about it completely, you know? Having said that ... Maverick 2? The first one was cute enough, but ... nah.)
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5-02-2007 @ 12:44PM
bgdc said...
Man, let it go. He has a point of view; does that mean he should never work again?
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5-02-2007 @ 1:08PM
Kevin said...
He said that the characters in Mad Max and Lethal Weapon had nowhere to go, not that doing those sequels was stupid. It sounds more like he's saying that you need a good idea and a logical place to go with a story in order to make a sequel...he must have some good ideas for Maverick 2, but doesn't think that MM or LW have any other stories to tell. Doesn't sound like an insult to all sequels to me.
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5-04-2007 @ 2:20PM
Alice said...
Scott Weinberg holds no grudges against Mel Gibson for his nasty remarks. How kind of you Scott. Even if you were not one of the hundreds of Jews that Mel made personal telephone calls to after his DUI, to apologise again.
Of course, all of us Christians are still waiting for Abraham Foxman of the ADL and some of his cronies to apologise to us for insinuating the gospels are anti-Semitic. We can live in hope though.
I hope Mel Gibson makes more biblical movies and tells the movers and shakers of Hollywood where they can go!
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5-19-2007 @ 8:51PM
Wendy said...
Thank you for cutting Gibson some slack, and realizing there is such as thing as forgiveness and restoration when a fallible human makes a serious error in judgment. I don't agree with everything Mel does, especially the profanity that is frequently attributed to him, but IMHO he is an awesome filmmaker and underestimated actor. Godspeed his recovery from alcoholism.
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