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Protests Over Gibson's Mexican Movie
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Mel Gibson's new movie is already causing controversy in Mexico - relatives of inmates at a Veracruz jail have blasted plans to move prisoners to make way for the film shoot.
The Hollywood actor-turned-director has set his sights on filming at the Ignacio Allende prison in the eastern coastal city.
Veracruz state governor, Fidel Herrera Beltran, announced earlier this month that prisoners would be moved out of the jail to allow the film crew to work there.
Authorities previously planned to transfer inmates to a new prison in the town next year - but families fear their loved ones will be sent to facilities across the country if the jail is not built in time.
Hundreds of family members launched demonstrations outside the prison on Monday in a bid to stop the transfers until the new unit is ready. The 24-hour protest reportedly came to an end on Tuesday after the prison's director announced he had received no orders to transfer inmates and vowed families would be informed if any prisoners are to be moved.
Gibson previously filmed his 2006 epic Apocalypto in Veracruz and subsequently handed local authorities a $1 million (£690,000) donation to help build new homes for victims of 2005's Hurricane Stan.
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Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade
29 December 2009 4:43 AM, PST
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We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released Fantasia 2000. On Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, The White Ribbon is set to bow. Between the release of these two films, thousands of films came and went, and some of them were far more memorable than others. It was a long trek getting this list together, but here are our collective top 100 films of the past decade.
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. An Education (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. Spider-man 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. The King Of Kong (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. Clerks 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. Femme Fatale (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. Tasogare Seibei
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Leonardo DiCaprio To Star In Mel Gibson’s Viking Movie
18 December 2009 2:20 PM, PST
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Leonardo DiCaprio will star in Mel Gibson’s untitled period drama about Viking culture. This will be DiCaprio’s first picture with Gibson.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Gibson will direct from the script by William Monahan.
The principals confirmed the project but would not divulge many details. DiCaprio, who has long been fascinated by Viking culture, will play one in a storyline that will be as unsparing as Gibson’s other period directing efforts, “Braveheart,” “The Passion of the Christ” and “Apocalypto.” [Variety]
“This will be an awe-inspiring story, created with some of the industry’s finest cinematic talent, and I am just over the moon to be making this film with Mel, Leo and Bill,” producer Graham King said in a statement.
Production is expected to begin in fall 2010.
DiCaprio just completed the Christopher Nolan-directed “Inception” and will next be seen in the Martin Scorsese-directed “Shutter Island.”
Gibson just completed
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Viking Conquerer (Photos)
17 December 2009 10:02 AM, PST
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When you think rugged Viking warrior, you probably don't think Leonardo DiCaprio, but Mel Gibson has selected DiCaprio to star in his upcoming Nordic epic, which will begin shooting in the Fall of 2010. If it's anything close to the likes of Gibson's Braveheart, Apocalypto, or Passion of the Christ, you can expect to see a half-naked Leo creating viking carnage with a bloody sword of freedom.
We at Celebuzz were so excited about the prospect of "Leo Erikson, Nordic Conquerer", that we couldn't help but take an early whack at what the fair-haired DiCaprio might look like as a movie
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Gibson, DiCaprio Teaming for Viking Drama
17 December 2009 4:28 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson and Leonardo DiCaprio are teaming for an untitled period drama about Viking culture. William Monahan (The Departed) is writing the script and will produce.
If the thought of that trio working together doesn’t excite you, imagine Leo swinging a massive axe while pillaging and wearing a horned helm in an epic Braveheart-style battle. Or, since I don’t have a picture of that, here’s an image of a viking versus a shark to pique your interest.
Variety confirmed the story, but wasn’t able to get further details on where this epic viking tale is headed. They did promise it “will be as unsparing as Gibson’s other period directing efforts.” Might I suggest into the ocean? Because Outlander meets Jaws sounds pretty great right now…
Gibson’s last directorial outing was in 2006 with Apocalypto. He then took a hiatus from Hollywood following a drunken,
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Gibson going on a 'Vacation'
16 December 2009 7:52 PM, PST
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Mel Gibson will star in the action drama "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," based on a screenplay he wrote. "Summer Vacation" centers on a career criminal who gets busted by Mexican authorities and is sent to a seedy prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.Adrian Grunberg, who was first assistant director on Gibson.s "Apocalypto," will handle directing duties. Stacy Perskie, who was second assistant director on "Apocalypto," will produce for Gibson.s Icon Prods.According to Variety, shooting will begin in March in San Diego and Mexico.s Veracruz state, where Gibson shot "Apocalypto."
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Mel Gibson To Go On 'Summer Vacation'
15 December 2009 5:25 PM, PST
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Mel Gibson will star in "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," based on a screenplay he wrote. It's described as an action drama.
"Summer Vacation" centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.Though "Summer Vacation" would seem a natural fit for Gibson to helm, he is passing the torch to his protege Adrian Grunberg, who was first a.d. on "Apocalypto." Stacy Perskie, who was second a.d. on the Mayan thriller, will produce "Summer Vacation."Gibson’s Icon Prods., which financed "Apocalypto," is putting up the coin for "Summer Vacation." Gibson has been quietly scouting locations south of the border for nearly a year and will start shooting the pic in March in San Diego and Mexico’s Veracruz state, which provided the backdrop for "Apocalypto.
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Mel Gibson Takes A Summer Vacation
15 December 2009 2:25 PM, PST
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After almost eight years away from screens as an actor and it looks like Mel Gibson is returning to starring roles in a big way.
Following the star’s forthcoming projects Edge of Darkness and the Jodie Foster directed The Beaver (alongside his own directing duties for the forthcoming Leonardo DiCaprio Viking film) comes news that Gibson will write and star in the action drama, How I Spent My Summer Vacation.
According to Variety:
“Summer Vacation centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.”
The film will be the third film that the actor-director has written, following The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto – but this will be the first that he doesn’t direct. Vacation will be directed by Adrian Grunberg, who was First
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Mel Gibson to star in Vacation and direct Leonardo DiCaprio in Viking drama
15 December 2009 11:02 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson has announced two film projects within a week: a self-penned starring role in crime comedy How I Spent My Summer Vacation, and another stint in the director's chair for a norse epic starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Another day, another Mel Gibson project. The veteran actor and director is to star in How I Spent My Summer Vacation, based on his own script about a career criminal who learns to survive in a Mexican prison with the help of a nine-year-old boy.
Gibson usually likes to direct his own screenplays, but on this occasion he is passing the reins to Adrian Grunberg, who was first assistant director on the film-maker's most recent movie, Mayan tale Apocalypto. The movie was announced just a few days after it was revealed that Gibson's next directing project will be a film about Viking culture starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The as-yet-untitled feature will be shot in the Autumn,
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Mel Gibson Set to Star In 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation'
15 December 2009 8:06 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson has quite a bit on his plate! Yesterday it was announced that he would be directing Leonardo DiCaprio in a new Viking project that we all thought was the one he would be shooting down in Veracruz, Mexico. However, Variety reports it's another new project called How I Spent My Summer Vacation that Gibson will be starring in at a prison down in Mexico starting early next year. The film is about a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy. Gibson wrote the screenplay, but is not directing.
Instead, Gibson is letting his first assistant director from Apocalypto, Adrian Grunberg, take over directing duties on How I Spent My Summer Vacation. Stacy Perskie, who was previously second assistant director on Apocalypto, will be producing this
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Mel Gibson Spends His ‘Summer Vacation’
15 December 2009 5:20 AM, PST
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Just yesterday we informed you that Mel Gibson is headed back to the director’s chair to helm a new Viking film — and judging from your comments, that’s a less than exciting proposition.
This morning, karma has seen fit to deliver you a double whammy of Gibson — not only will he be directing the untitled Viking movie, but he’ll also be returning in an acting capacity in How I Spent My Summer Vacation, based on a screenplay that Gibson himself wrote for his Apocalypto team.
In a twist that seems to reflect how strangely Gibson’s mind works, the subject material of the film is less peppy than you’d think by reading the title:
“[The film] centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
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Mel Gibson Takes A "Summer Vacation"
15 December 2009 5:13 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson will next star in the action drama "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" for his Icon Productions reports Variety.
Gibson also penned the script, his third after "The Passion of the Christ" and "Apocalypto", which centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Various members of the "Apocalypto" crew will reassemble for the project which begins shooting in March in San Diego and Veracruz, Mexico.
The news comes right after the announcement that Gibson has committed to directing a viking-themed project starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Mel Gibson Takes A "Summer Vacation"
15 December 2009 5:13 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson will next star in the action drama "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" for his Icon Productions reports Variety.
Gibson also penned the script, his third after "The Passion of the Christ" and "Apocalypto", which centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Various members of the "Apocalypto" crew will reassemble for the project which begins shooting in March in San Diego and Veracruz, Mexico.
The news comes right after the announcement that Gibson has committed to directing a viking-themed project starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Mel Gibson’s Prison Flick Update
15 December 2009 4:32 AM, PST
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We only yesterday reported Mel Gibson’s Viking project with Leonardo DiCaprio, but news of his mysterious Mexico-set prison drama have surfaced via Variety. It has been announced Mel will be starring (and not directing) in How I Spent My Summer Vacation. If that sounds like a romantic comedy – it isn’t. It may have a disarming title, but the film is an action-drama, in which Gibson plays a criminal who is sent down and put away in a Mexican prison where he befriends a nine year-old boy. This sounds a little familiar to the man’s directorial debut, The Man Without A Face.
Production begins in March. In the past year and only last week, too, Gibson has been spotted in the Veracruz region of Mexico on a location recce. The film is shooting in a real prison. Adrian Grunberg, first A.D. on ‘Apocalypto’, is directing.
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Mel Gibson to star in action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation
15 December 2009 3:35 AM, PST
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Hollywood actor Mel Gibson has signed up to star in a new action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation. The 53-year-old will topline the drama, which is based on a screenplay he wrote, but will not be directing the movie. The story centres around a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison where a nine-year-old boy helps him to survive. Gibson's two previous screenplays that he wrote included Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ, both of which he also directed. However, Gibson is not directing Summer Vacation and has given the job to his protege Adrian Grunberg.
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Mel Gibson takes 'Summer Vacation'
15 December 2009 3:08 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson will star as a career criminal in action-drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation, reports Variety. Gibson, who recently confirmed plans to make a Viking movie with Leonardo Dicaporio, has also written the screenplay for the film. The story follows a man who gets sent to a violent prison in Mexico and learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy. The actor will reunite with his Apocalypto (more)
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Mel Gibson’s New Film Revealed – Leonardo DiCaprio to Star
15 December 2009 2:00 AM, PST
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Ever since it was revealed last week that Mel Gibson will be shooting a new film next year, rumors have been spreading across the Internet as to what the film will actually be about, with many people suggesting that it may possibly be the story of Jesus Arriaga due to a location being revealed as Ignacio Allende prison in Mexico.
Variety have now revealed that Gibson’s film will in fact be an epic Viking period drama starring Leonardo DiCaprio. The film will be written by Oscar winner William Monahan, who adapted The Departed (starring DiCaprio) and Edge of Darkness (starring Gibson). Gibson will produce alongside Tim Headington (the natural resources billionaire who has recently started producing movies) and Graham King, who has produced numerous films starring DiCaprio over the past decade, as well as Mel Gibson’s upcoming Edge of Darkness.
Obviously the location in Mexico is for an entirely different project,
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Mel Gibson to Tell Audiences How I Spent My Summer Vacation
15 December 2009 1:42 AM, PST
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Variety reports that Mel Gibson will next star in the action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation, which is based off a screenplay he wrote. The film, “centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.” The secret to survival? Never drop the soap and no cookies in bed.
Gibson has only written two other screenplays in his career and they’re both films he directed: Apocalypto and The Passion of the Christ. However, he has no plans to direct Summer Vacation, but will direct Leonardo DiCaprio in a Viking movie we reported on yesterday. Adrian Grunberg, Gibson’s First Assistant Director on Apocalypto, will take the helm on Summer Vacation with Stacy Perskie, Apocalypto’s Second Ad, producing.
I’m really happy that another
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Mel Gibson Going on Vacation
15 December 2009 1:13 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson has been keeping busy. Showing up both in front and behind the camera, Gibson has decided to get in front of the camera for the action drama How I Spent My Summer Vacation.
Mel Gibson for How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Penned by Gibson, How I Spent My Summer Vacation will reassemble the key members of the same team who gave us Apocalypto; which was awesome. The film centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
Summer Vacation is the third script written by Gibson, but the first that he won't direct.
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Mel Gibson's got a vacation lined up before his viking quest begins
15 December 2009 12:57 AM, PST
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Just one day after we learned that Mel Gibson was going to go viking, now we're told that he's also written a screenplay for an action flick called How I Spent My Summer Vacation. Mel plans to star in the film but he's not interested in directing it. Instead, it appears that he's doing some internal promoting: the first assistant director on Gibson's Apocalypto, Adrian Grunberg, will direct Vacation while Stacy Perskie, Apocalypto's second a.d., will produce the new movie.
That's cool of Mel to do that and give the people that worked for him their break to play in the big leagues. It is a little unusual for an A-list actor to be writing his own screenplay, but then the Mel Gibson of the 2000s is proving to be his own unique kind of man. I'm not trying to refer to his infamous brush with L.A.
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