Will anyone watch Mel Gibson's new film?

Apr 20, 2012 10:09 AM by Meagan Morris

Posted in Entertainment / Movies & Reviews

Get The Gringo Getting May VOD Release

Certified crazy man Mel Gibson has a new film coming out, Get the Gringo. Will you still see it, despite his recent scandals?

GEt the Gringo out in May

The official trailer and movie poster for Mel Gibson's new movie, Get the Gringo, are now out, but the film probably doesn't need them. The film likely already has built-in interest, thanks to Gibson's recent freakout on a screenwriter for another of his films, The Maccabees.

Joe Eszterhas came out last week saying that he and Gibson have had heated altercations over his Jewish background.

"You continually called Jews 'Hebes' and 'oven-dodgers' and 'Jewboys,'" Eszterhas wrote in a letter to Gibson. "It seemed that most times when we discussed someone, you asked 'He’s a Hebe, isn’t he?' You said most 'gatekeepers' of American companies were 'Hebes' who 'controlled their bosses.'"

"You said the Holocaust was 'mostly a lot of horseshit.' You said the Torah made reference to the sacrifice of Christian babies and infants. When I told you that you were confusing the Torah with The Protocols of the Elders of Zion… you insisted 'it's in the Torah -- it's in there!' (It isn't)."

The letter was letter backed up with tapes featuring Gibson in full meltdown mode.

"'Why don't I have a first draft of The Maccabees? What the f*** have you been doing?'" Gibson screamed on the tape.

"I go to work, you're getting paid, I'm not! S***! I am earning money for a filthy little c***sucker who takes advantage of me! Just like every motherf***er! So hurry the f*** up!" Gibson added. "Who wants to eat?! Who the f*** wants to eat?! Go have something to eat! Hurrrrraaaaayyyyyy! F***! F***! F***! F***in' hate! F***ing c*** c***sucker whore!"

Some think the notorious anti-Semite is bipolar and off his meds, but he managed to keep it together to film Get the Gringo.

Oh, that's right — he actually has a film to promote. So, what is it about?

"Get The Gringo is an R-rated fastball down the middle for Gibson fans. Directed by Adrian Grunberg from a script he wrote with Gibson, the film has action, dark humor and plenty of violence," according to Deadline. "Gibson plays Driver, who, during a high-speed car chase with the U.S. Border Patrol and a bleeding body in his back seat, crashes into the border wall as he tries to escape. He survives, only to be placed inside a hard-core Mexican prison where he enters the strange and dangerous world of 'El Pueblito.' There, he finds unlikely survival guidance from a 10-year-old kid who shows him the ropes."

The film is set for Video On Demand release on May 1 with a theatrical release later this year.

Watch the trailer for Get the Gringo:

Image courtesy 20th Century Home

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Comments on "Will anyone watch Mel Gibson's new film?"

I think Mel is a great actor, Braveheart was an excellent movie. I would watch anything he is in. Go Mel.

Yes I will. He is a sinner, but let the first one without sin throw the first stone. He has given (made) more positive films about Christ or with good family values or the autrocities that have happened that we would otherwise not know about than anyone else I can think of. I do not condone his bad behavior, but I hate the sin not the sinner. He is a brilliant actor/director. He does seem to exhibit bi-polar behavior and for this I (if he does have this horrific condition) pray he stays on his meds. I pray for him because he is a child of God first, but God has given him a "gift" to be used that can reach so many people. I believe Hollywood would love to see him fail. No one supported him in the making "Passion of Christ", but he did it anyway. God bless you Mel for not following the "norm". They don't want films like this. The Catholic Church took him in and helped him put his life back together and I hope he doesn't squander that away. I also pray that he gets the "grace" from God to love the Jewish people. They are God's children too. I don't stay up with what's happening to "Hollywood people", but if I have misstated any position on Mel's charater, I truly apologize. Go Mel Go!!!!

ALWAYS...WHY NOT??? CHARLIE SHEEN CAN ACT LIKE A DEMON ON BATH SALTS...NO PROBLEM. MEL HAS A TEMPER AND CALLED SOMEONE A JEW AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. HE HAS JEWISH FRIENDS...YET EVERY LIBERAL FOOL IN HOLLYWOOD CAN CLOSE THEIR EYES TO ISLAMIC HATRED, WITH THE MANTRA OF TOLERANCE...BLINDLY SUPPORT PALESTINE WHICH LOBS ROCKETS AT ISRAEL ON ALMOST A DAILY BASIS, AND GET ON THE LITTLE HATE BOAT TRIPS AND WHAT??NO ONE NOTICES THE PURE AND TOTAL ANTISEMITISM IN THAT? YOU CAN'T SEE PAST THE HOLLYWOOD BUBBLE. THANKS MEL FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE...SPECIALLY PASSION.

100% agree with T Fox. There is a little group of people out to get Mel. Go see this film. It's actually quiet enteraining. Glad to see him back and in good form!!!!

Everyone should watch Mel Gibsons new movie. What they shouldnt do is believe 75 percent of what the main stream media puts out. considering how popular reality shows are, it proves how shallow people in the U.S.'s society are becoming. I prefer stories if a person wants reality park your vehicle and go for a walk. Walk in Mel Gibsons shoes then make your decision. Surely dont believe what the media says. Apocalypto should have won every award it brought the viewer somewhere they could have never been. Unlike Avatar this place actually existed before Columbus did his thing committing genocide and ruining it. Now you can believe that!