Commercial image in this photo taken by ap images for twentieth century fox home entertainment, mel gibson arrives at the premiere. The pair had been working on a screenplay about jewish freedom fighters, the maccabees, though the screenplay was reject by gibson and warner bros. Ive said everything i have to say in my book, heaven and mel. The blogger feels that this highlytroubled entertainer is the wrong choice to direct a film about an ancient jewish hero. Mel colmcille gerard gibson ao born january 3, 1956 is an american actor and filmmaker.
Hes given up smoking, after barely surviving a horrible bout of throat cancer. Eszterhas wrote a scathing, ninepage letter to gibson in which he accused the actor of hating jews and using the maccabees film project a story about jewish heroism. Mel gibson audio rant released by joe eszterhas, may mean. Turns out, gibson is the star of heaven and mel, by screenwriter joe eszterhas, the justreleased e book rocketing up to no. Its an account of eszterhass working relationship with mel gibson, who was at one point interested in making a film called the maccabees, about the historic jewish revolt in the second. Mel gibson accuses joe eszterhas of dragging his feet for more than a year on maccabees script and then turning in a heinous pile of drivel. Joe eszterhas writes tellall ebook about mel gibson the. Mel gibson s judah maccabee is the hanukkah present the jews deserve mel gibson doesnt exactly have a great track record with jews. Mel gibson will move forward with the maccabees with. Warner bros had passed on the maccabees, which gibson had been attached to direct, last week, suggesting eszterhass script lacked a sense. Movie star blows the whistle on entertainment industry pedophile ring.
On the sean hannity show last tuesday the man who first came to fame as mad max talked about his interest in the book of maccabees. Mel gibson rant released by joe eszterhas after fight over. The screenwriter has written heaven and mel, an ebook recounting in colorful detail his relationship with. So, anyway, after mel gibson s the passion of the christ, joes and mel s paths cross if youll pardon the pun on a project about the maccabees, which is an apocryphal book of the bible. Mel gibson is embroiled in an ongoing dispute with screenwriter joe eszterhas over the maccabees. Harrowing mel gibson rant released by screenwriter joe. Readers also learn about jewish hero judah maccabee, the subject of his planned movie project with gibson, as well as what gibson and. The news that mel gibson is going to make a biopic about judah maccabee, the great hero of the hannukah story, did not come as a surprise to me.
Audio of new foul mouthed mel gibson rant released mel gibson has been recorded on tape in the midst of a foulmouthed tirade as a hollywood screenwriter who. We made it easy for you to exercise your right to vote. The maccabees screenwriter released a tape of mel gibson screaming obscenities at his family, including eszterhas 15yearold son, and it begs the question. In a new interview with, gibson trashed ezsterhas script draft for the judah maccabee film he was going to make with backing from warner bros.
Amazon is putting out the short book by joe eszterhas about mel gibson on june 6. Mel gibson s uncontrollable rage is fodder for joe eszterhass new 30,000word ebook. More about mel gibson, joe eszterhas, the maccabees, rant, hollywood. Joe eszterhas releases kindle single about mel gibsons. Mel gibson says its time for the world to leave his. Screenwriter joe eszterhas has given up chasing women. Both of them have antagonized so many people and burned so many bridges that theyve rendered themselves all but unemployable, even though both of them were once among the most powerful, wellcompensated figures in their respective fields. How long before a judge orders mel gibson to take anger.
Mel gibson and joe eszterhas to collaborate on film. Mel gibson still plans to make his movie about jewish revolt, despite his war of words with screenwriter joe eszterhas and the antidefamation league calling him a serial bigot. Mel gibsons judah maccabee is the hanukkah present the. Mel gibson rant at joe eszterhas caught on tape film. The lethal weapon star said that every studio in hollywood is bought and paid for with the blood of innocent children, adding that the. Mel gibson takes on judah maccabee the new york times. Possibly they had no one to turn to but each other. Mad mel and the maccabees posted on september 11, 2011 by leonard j. Heaven and mel s most troubling charges are already a matter of public record, detailed in a ninepage letter ezsterhas wrote to gibson after the projects collapse. Mel gibson rant at screenwriter joe eszterhas is caught on. Remember that jewish hero movie mel gibson planned to make about judah maccabee. Joe eszterhas claims to have received death threats over.
Joe eszterhas and mel gibson had a global confrontation in april of. Hollywood screenwriter, and one time rolling stone writer. Now hes providing proof of his allegations among them, that gibson explicitly threatened to kill exgirlfriend oksana gregorieva with a two and a halfminute recording posted on the wrap. Heaven and mel kindle single kindle edition by eszterhas, joe. He is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as max rockatansky in the first three films of the postapocalyptic action series mad max and as martin riggs in the buddy cop film series lethal weapon born in peekskill, new york, gibson. The maccabees mel gibson the passion of the christ religion mel gibson rant today is national voter registration day. Actually there are four books of the maccabees, all contained within what protestants call the old testament apocrypha jewish writings that are historically and. Following is a transcript of a rant by mel gibson to screenwriter joe eszterhas in costa rica. Maccabee teamed with his father and four brothers to lead the. Audio of new foul mouthed mel gibson rant released. Harrowing mel gibson rant released by screenwriter joe eszterhas. Hollywood screenwriter joe eszterhas is accusing mel gibson, his recent. Now, mel gibson s foul mouthed angry rant at screenwriter joe eszterhas is caught on tape. Mel gibson says maccabees script sucked, accuses eszterhas of.
All one need do is read the antigibson rants in this thread and the first. But judging from heaven and mel, his new amazon e book about his illfated attempt to write a historical action drama about the maccabees for mel gibson to direct, eszterhas hasnt lost his fondness for largerthanlife showbiz. True, mel gibson s catholic faith contradicts many things, including catholicism. By april 2012, slightly more than six months into the project, the maccabees project. Gibson, according to goldberg, responded that the book of maccabees i and ii makes ripping good reads. Eszterhas and gibson had been working on a film called the maccabees. Mel gibson costa rican audio rant ct, cksucker whore joe eszterhas mel gibson made my son fear for his life mel gibson thinks the maccabees is still alive. Mel gibson may sue joe eszterhas for releasing audio of. In a recent blog post for andrew breitbarts big hollywood, jeff dunetz laments that mel gibson s catholic faith completely contradicts story of judah maccabee.
Mel gibsons latest movie will focus on the life story of judah maccabee reuters. Mel gibson may sue screenwriter joe eszterhas over audio release of actors expletiveladen rant. Mel gibson accused of hating jews by maccabees screenwriter. Mel gibson rage rant released by joe eszterhas explicit. Maccabees screenwriter claims mel gibson hates jews. Mel gibson is being excoriated by the antidefamation league and simon wiesenthal center for making a movie about judah maccabee, a beloved jewish hero who fought for religious freedom 160 or so. Mel gibson rant released by joe eszterhas after fight over maccabees script slate. Now he wrote this short book, marketed as a kindle single. First, screenwriter joe eszterhas accused mel gibson of engaging in antisemitic, sexist and hatefilled speech in an explosive ninepage letter obtained by the wrap on april 11. Mel gibson to make film about maccabean revolt biblical.
Mel gibson at the cannes film festival photo credit. If the stuff in this book is true, mel gibson seriously does need some kind of wake up call. Mel gibson may sue screenwriter joe eszterhas over audio. Warner bros had passed on the maccabees, which gibson had been attached to direct, last week. Eszterhas, who wrote the blockbuster basic instinct, was writing a screenplay for gibson for a film called the maccabees.
The hanukkah story could be the script for mel gibson s next biblical epic. Gibson first created waves in 2006 when he went on an antisemitic rant during a traffic stop. It was recorded by eszterhas son nick in december and obtained by thewrap. Mel gibson s worst summer ever the alleged incidents occurred while eszterhas and gibson were working in the fall on a movie about the ancient jewish revolt of the maccabees. Mel gibson is still pretty angry with screenwriter joe ezsterhas. Mel gibson, who faces charges in hollywood and elsewhere of extreme, blatant antiantisemitism, enhanced by a drunken, antisemitic rant in 2006.
Mel gibsons writing collaborator says gibson hates jews update. Mel pitches it as a jewish braveheart and this newly pious joe buys into it, and agrees to write it. Mel gibson rant at joe eszterhas caught on tape film the guardian. Screenwriter joe eszterhass new ebook, heaven and mel, captures some of mel gibson s most extreme outbursts and opinions. Mel gibson plays down rant at joe eszterhas and blames the writers script. Why i released the mel gibson rant exclusive, video.
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