21 years after 'Braveheart' won the top gong, Mel Gibson has been welcomed back into the Academy fold, with 'Hacksaw Ridge' nominated for six Oscars: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Andrew Garfield), Best Editing (Kiwi John Gilbert), Best Sound E
Rachel Griffiths, Richard Roxburgh, Teresa Palmer and Ben O’Toole are among a large contingent of Aussies who are appearing in Hacksaw Ridge, Mel Gibson’s WW2 drama now shooting in New South Wales.
More than 125 people applied for the chance to work with Mel Gibson on Hacksaw Ridge as part of the ADG/Screen Australia director’s attachment scheme, a record since the scheme began several years ago.
Based on book 'The Barbary Coast' by Herbert Asbury, who also wrote 'The Gangs of New York', Collee will write the script with Gibson, who will likely direct the pilot.
Mel Gibson will appear in a Q&A ahead of a 40th anniversary screening of Peter Weir's 'Gallipoli' at this year's Australian International Screen Forum, which aims to connect the Australian and US industries.
Gold Coast-based veteran writer, producer and director Phil Avalon is currently developing a WWI film
When 'Daddy’s Home 2' opened strongly in the US several weeks ago one prominent media outlet opined the figures showed not only that Mel Gibson is still bankable, but that there has been a positive change in how he is perceived.
Cutting Edge’s Head of Features Marcus Bolton, Visual Effects Supervisor Simon Maddison and Creative Director Finn Spencer chat to Harry Windsor about running post on Mel Gibson’s 'Hacksaw Ridge'.