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Mel Gibson Talks About HACKSAW RIDGE And His Passion Of The Christ Follow-up THE RESURRECTION

Movies In Focus favourite Mel Gibson appeared at SoCal Harvest at Angel Stadium recently to discuss his latest film as director, Hacksaw Ridge. While he was there, he spilled some beans on his in-development follow-up to The Passion Of The Christ: [...]

September 3, 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

Stunning First Trailer For Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge is eagerly awaited by Movies In Focus. Gibson’s got a faultless track record as a director and this war drama looks to continue that trend. This first trailer for Gibson’s film has some stunning imagery. I can’t [...]

July 30, 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

First Poster For Mel Gibson’s HACKSAW RIDGE

Mighty Mel Gibson‘s Hacksaw Ridge now has a release date and a brand new poster. The release date is November 4 (smack dab in the middle of awards season) and here’s the poster. Stylish. This WWII drama stars Andrew Garfield as Desmond [...]

July 1, 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 For TV’s LETHAL WEAPON: High Expectations And None Of The Spark

I can’t be objective about this new trailer for the Lethal Weapon TV series. Richard Donner’s four films are so ingrained into my cinematic psyche that I just want to see Mel Gibson and Danny Glover do their buddy thing as Riggs and [...]

May 21, 2016

Big Bad Don: Sylvester Stallone Heads To TV With Mario Puzo’s OMERTA

Hollywood has shifted in such a way that moving to TV is no longer seen as the end of your career, in fact it’s now seen as a way to improve your career. The latest big screen star to hit the box is Sylvester Stallone. The Italian Stallion is [...]

April 30, 2016

Mel Gibson And Kurt Russell Team For Epic TV Series THE BARBARY COAST

This must be one of the most exciting stories that Movies In Focus has covered in the four years the site has been going. Mel Gibson will re-team with his Tequila Sunrise co-star Kurt Russell for The Barbary Coast, a new television series set during [...]

April 18, 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

LETHAL WEAPON: Clayne Crawford Is The New Mel Gibson

Clayne Crawford is the new Martin Riggs. Crawford has been cast as the lead in the TV reboot of Lethal Weapon, taking on the role made famous by Mel Gibson in Dick Donner’s seminal action franchise. Movies In Focus is against the idea of a Lethal [...]

March 12, 2016

McG Talks LETHAL WEAPON; Jordana Brewster Joins The Cast

Movies In Focus is on record as saying that a Lethal Weapon TV series is a bad idea. It’s happening though and now director McG has revealed his hopes, dreams and fears about rebooting the iconic movie franchise for the small screen: [...]

March 5, 2016

Get The Flock Out Of Here! Damon Wayans Cast As Roger Murtaugh In The LETHAL WEAPON TV Series

I hoped it would never happen – but casting for the new Lethal Weapon TV series has now snagged Damon Wayans for Roger Murtaugh, the role originated by Danny Glover in Richard Donner’s seminal 1987 actioner. McG will direct the pilot that [...]

February 13, 2016

New Set Pictures From Mel Gibson’s WWII Drama HACKSAW RIDGE

Here are a few (unofficial)on-set images from Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge. These photographs don’t give anything away (other than it’s a war movie!) but it’s a great little reminder that Mel Gibson is behind the camera for another movie. [...]

October 17, 2015

We Don’t Need A LETHAL WEAPON TV Show – But We’re Getting One Anyway

Few movie franchises are as beloved to Movies in Focus as the Lethal Weapon series. The four films worked as a whole, with Richard Donner’s direction complementing the perfect casting (most notably Mel Gibson and Danny Glover’s chemistry), while [...]

October 3, 2015