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It Looks Like Mel Gibson Is Going To Be Busy EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

The long awaited Mel Gibson career comeback is now in full flow. Blood Father has hit (and is hitting around the globe), Hacksaw Ridge is on the cusp of release, he’s shooting The Professor And The Madman in Dublin, planing to star in and [...]

September 30, 2016

UK Trailer For Mel Gibson’s BLOOD FATHER Delivers Bone Crunching, Ass Kicking Action

Movies In Focus is an unashamed Mel Gibson supporter. I believe in his religion, his acting and his direction. I can’t wait for Jean-Francois Richet’s Blood Father (sadly, I can’t make a press screening) but I give you this [...]

September 20, 2016

Mel Gibson And Sean Penn Are The PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN

Movies In Focus favourite Mel Gibson is teaming with Sean Penn for Professor and the Madman. The film is based on the Simon Winchester book about the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary. Farhad Safinia (writer of Gibson’s Apocalyptco) [...]

August 3, 2016

To Mel And Back: New BLOOD FATHER Trailer

This new trailer for Mel Gibson‘s Blood Father offers up a little more plot alongside the action. Gibson looks to be on fine form as the grizzled ex-con eager to go straight, only to get caught up with a gang of drug dealers. Early reviews [...]

July 9, 2016

Mel Gibson And Randall Wallace Planning A Follow-up To THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST

Writer-director Randall Wallace is once again teaming with Mel Gibson (following Braveheart, We Were Soldiers and Hacksaw Ridge) – this time to write a follow-up to The Passion Of The Christ. Wallace told The Hollywood Reporter that the new movie [...]

June 11, 2016

Trailer: BLOOD FATHER Delivers Everything You Want From A Mel Gibson Movie

If you like Mel Gibson (and you really should) then this trailer for Blood Father will get your heart rate up. Jean-Francois Richet’s revenge thriller appears to be a hard-edge and gritty neo-western with Gibson at his grizzled best. [...]

April 4, 2016

Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE Starts Shooting; First Images Released

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge has started shooting in Australia – and the above pic is the first official image from the WWII movie. Andrew Garfield stars as Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector to win the Congressional Medal of [...]

September 30, 2015

Behind The Scenes Video From The Mel Gibson Action-Thriller BLOOD FATHER

This video features a behind the scenes look at the forthcoming Mel Gibson revenge thriller Blood Father. It’s mostly in French but you get a good taste of the film’s style. Mel Gibson is interviewed here too – that bit is in [...]

August 16, 2015

Vince Vaughn And Sam Worthington Join Andrew Garfield In Mel Gibson’s WWII War Movie HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge continues to line-up an impressive cast. Vince Vaughn and Sam Worthington have now joined Andrew Garfield in the WWII drama which is gearing-up to shoot in Australia. According to Deadline: Andrew Garfield plays [...]

July 29, 2015

Mel Gibson Is Seriously Jacked In These Images From BLOOD FATHER

It looks like Mel Gibson took his role in director Jean-François Richet’s action-thriller Blood Father very seriously. Gibson is in great shape in these images which first appeared online following the Berlin film festival. Not bad for a man [...]

March 14, 2015

The First Official Look At Mel Gibson In Jean-Francois Richet’s Revenge Thriller BLOOD FATHER

Jean-Francois Richet’s Blood Father should be a blistering revenge thriller with Mel Gibson. It’s being pitched as a Taken-like actioner – but that’s only because people have short memories and they fail to remember that Gibson is the [...]

March 7, 2015

Mel Gibson Set To Direct WWII Drama HACKSAW RIDGE Starring Andrew Garfield

Mel Gibson is one hell of a director. The man knows how to shoot visceral action like very few do and it’s verging of criminal that the last film he directed was 2006’s Apocalypto. However, he’s now said to be in talks to direct Hacksaw Ridge, [...]

November 22, 2014

William H. Macy Joins Mel Gibson In BLOOD FATHER; First Set Pic

William H. Macy has joined Mel Gibson in the thriller Blood Father. The actor also shared the first image from the film – a photograph of him and Gibson on set. He captioned the photograph with “Here’s me and Mel. The film is called [...]

June 15, 2014

Mel Gibson To Star In TAKEN-Style Thriller BLOOD FATHER

We’ll be seeing the mighty Mel Gibson back on the big screen, as the action icon has signed to star in Blood Father. The film, pitched as a Taken-style actioner will be helmed by Mesrine director Jean-Francois Richet. Written by The Town writer [...]

March 30, 2014