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The film earned him a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Director, and the film won an Academy Award for Best Picture. Grigorieva said the voices on the multiple recordings leaked were of herself and Gibson, according to CNN. Gibson directed, produced, co-wrote, and funded the film The Passion of the Christ (2004), which chronicled the passion and death of Jesus ( Jim Caviezel). In a 2012 interview, Gibson announced that the project, which he has titled Berserker, was still moving forward.

Back in the day, Gibson said he wanted to kill Rich and his dog, saying, “I want his intestines on a stick. At the time of his 2006 arrest, Gibson was notoriously dropped by Ari Emanuel, with whom he’s since made amends.Gibson's most recent theatrical performance, opposite Sissy Spacek, was the 1993 production of Love Letters by A. Gibson got his breakthrough role as the leather-clad post-apocalyptic survivor in George Miller's Mad Max. But despite other reports, sources tell Variety that the casting shuffle has nothing to do with Gibson’s past behavior. In a joint statement, the Gibsons declared, "Throughout our marriage and separation we have always striven to maintain the privacy and integrity of our family and will continue to do so. In 2016, Mel Gibson received a 10-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival where he premiered “Hacksaw Ridge,” which, propelled by a rapturous reception in Italy, went on to receive six Oscar nominations.

Then in 1987, Mel starred in what would become his signature series, Lethal Weapon (1987), in which he played "Martin Riggs". Filming was reportedly unaffected by the SAG-AFTRA strike, having been exempted as an independent project. When the interviewer asked if Gibson was afraid that people would think he is gay because he's an actor, Gibson replied, "Do I sound like a homosexual?Why do you have to adhere to prescribed formulas that they have and people argue over them and they're all in a box. In 1990, he took on the interesting starring role in Hamlet (1990), which garnered him some critical praise. The 'good Jews' look like Italian movie stars (Magdalene actually is an Italian movie star, the lovely Monica Bellucci); Mary, who would have been around 50 and appeared 70, could pass for a ripe 35.

In July 2007, Gibson again visited Central America to make arrangements for donations to the indigenous population. Scofield said of Gibson "Not the sort of actor you'd think would make an ideal Hamlet, but he had enormous integrity and intelligence. When asked about the Catholic doctrine of Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus, Gibson replied, "There is no salvation for those outside the Church . Gibson made the unusual transition from action to classical drama, playing William Shakespeare's Danish prince in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet. Gibson's controversial statements resulted in him being blacklisted in Hollywood for almost a decade.On July 9, 2010, some audio recordings of a rant, allegedly directed by Gibson toward Grigorieva, were posted on the internet. William Fulco said in 2009 that Gibson denies neither the pope nor Vatican II; even so, as of 2021, Gibson attended the Church of the Holy Family, a traditionalist church he founded and funds in Southern California. But sources say that after Gibson’s denial of Ryder’s “oven dodger” comment – in which he said the actress was lying, rather than acknowledging her perspective of the events – people in the industry are questioning whether Gibson has changed. He later directed and produced The Passion of the Christ, a biblical drama that was both financially successful and highly controversial. If there’s a new incident, people in Hollywood who’ve stood by him are going to have to re-think their association.