One morning, he discovers a crop circle on his property and that, combined with other reports of crop circles across the globe, as well as sightings of an alien creature in Brazil, leading Graham to believe that a full-scale extra-terrestrial invasion is about to take place. LETHAL WEAPON 2, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, 1989, (c) Warner Brothers MAVERICK, Mel Gibson, 1994 RANSOM, Mel Gibson, 1996 LETHAL WEAPON, Mel Gibson, 1987. Columbia Pictures MAD MAX, Mel Gibson, 1979, (c) American International MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME, Tina Turner, Mel Gibson, 1985 FOREVER YOUNG, Mel Gibson, 1992 THE PATRIOT, Mel Gibson, Jason Isaacs, 2000. In the mid-90’s, GLAAD organized protests over “Braveheart’s” depiction of a gay character, saying the film displayed “a typical homophobic caricature,” and in 1997, Gibson agreed to meet with the organization for an in-person discussion. Scofield said of Gibson "Not the sort of actor you'd think would make an ideal Hamlet, but he had enormous integrity and intelligence.

Gibson's fourth directorial effort is set in Mesoamerica during the early 16th century against the turbulent end times of a Maya civilization. Gibson's directorial debut was The Man Without a Face (1993), an adaptation of Isabelle Holland's novel of the same name. Weir’s tale of friendship under fire was moving (also thanks in large part to the performances of Lee and Gibson, in particular), and when the ultimately tragic battle takes place, it has the impact of a punch to the gut.

On July 9, 2010, some audio recordings of a rant, allegedly directed by Gibson toward Grigorieva, were posted on the internet. 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 received further critical notice for his directorial work of the action-adventure film Apocalypto (2006), which is set in Mesoamerica during the early 16th century. Mel Gibson has not had a career without controversy and through it all, he’s been incredibly resilient.

Mel and his family moved to Australia in the late 1960s, settling in New South Wales, where Mel's paternal grandmother, contralto opera singer Eva Mylott, was born. It has won or been nominated for many awards, including Golden Globe nominations for Best Picture, Best Director for Gibson, and Best Actor for Garfield. S. in particular, religious audiences embraced the film, citing that it was the kind of film that Hollywood should be making. Gibson made the unusual transition from action to classical drama, playing William Shakespeare's Danish prince in Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet. The Anti-Defamation League accused Gibson of antisemitism over the film's unflattering depiction of Caiaphas and the Sanhedrin.A producer who recently worked with Gibson speaks highly of the actor, but admits that his casting was initially a concern, due to the prospect of public backlash. In November 2016, film critic Matt Zoller Seitz named Gibson as "the pre-eminent religious filmmaker in the United States". In the films, he is partnered with a reserved family man named Roger Murtaugh ( Danny Glover) and starting with the second film, they're joined by a hyperactive informant named Leo Getz ( Joe Pesci).

In a 2011 interview, Gibson stated that the separation began the day following his arrest for drunk driving in Malibu. He and Matthew Modine played condemned convict brothers opposite Diane Keaton as the warden's wife who visits them to read the Bible. When reminded that he had worked closely with gay people at drama school, Gibson said, "They were good people, kind, I like them. This theme is further explored by a quote from Will Durant, which is superimposed at the very beginning of the film: "A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.Donaldson’s film provided a different take on the story, with more shades of grey than in the previous version. Gibson complimented filmmaker Michael Moore and his documentary Fahrenheit 9/11 when he and Moore were recognized at the 2005 People's Choice Awards. In a 2016 interview with Variety , Gibson addressed the DUI incident, saying he is now sober and finds it “annoying” that people bring up the incident 10 years later. But despite other reports, sources tell Variety that the casting shuffle has nothing to do with Gibson’s past behavior.