During a chat at the Sydney Film Festival, Gibson talked about losing personal anonymity, the dog days of his early 50's, and watching Mad Max: Fury Road with George Miller.
Gibson also spoke about a "Jacobean tragedy" he's been developing for over ten years, a true story set in Italy in the fifteenth century.
Kate Hudson and her foster dad, Kurt Russell, who starred with Gibson in 1988's Tequila Sunrise, are also on board.
Mel Gibson will join Simon Baker, Rebecca Gibney, Don McAlpine and Jocelyn Moorhouse as a judge at this Sunday's Tropfest.
If there was an AACTA award for Australia's busiest screenwriter, Andrew Knight would take the prize in a cakewalk.
Richard Roxburgh on Looking for Grace, Mel Gibson, No Activity, and Babyteeth.
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.