Mel Gibson - Mel Gibson's New Movie To Skip Theatrical Run

22 April 2012
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Picture: Mel Gibson Cinema For Peace Event Benefitting J/P Haitian Relief held at The Montage Hotel Beverly Hills, California - 14.01.12

Mel Gibson's New Movie To Skip Theatrical Run

Mel Gibson's new film is to hit the pay-per-view TV market after just one night in movie theatres.

The actor/director's self-financed film Get the Gringo opened in select cinemas on Wednesday night (18Apr12) - to coincide with the movie's premiere in Austin, Texas - but fans shouldn't look for it this weekend (21-22Apr12).

The film will skip a theatrical run and become available on satellite service Directv on 1 May (12).

Announcing the plan at the premiere Gibson said, "We're just in a different era. Many people just like to see things in their homes. It's just another way to do it and a better way to do it. I think it's the future."

Gibson needs a movie hit - his last films The Edge of Darkness and The Beaver were flops and his last bona-fide hit as an actor was a decade ago.

The star is also currently mired in a feud with screenwriter Joe Eszterhas over the script for Gibson's planned Judah MACcabee biopic and the Aussie actor/director's alleged bad behaviour on a joint family holiday in Costa Rica.

Audio of a man Eszterhas claims is a raging Gibson, yelling and swearing at his house guests, has been released online.


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23rd April 2012 04:00

Alexane     (105)

This is so old news!! Mel Gibson announced that last year in Novemebr 2011 already..Several articles were written about it together with interviews of Mle Gibson about it..you even had an articel on it yet, you present this as if you just heard about it..Geez!wake up!As for the joe recroding his host shame on him and i wish him the 6 years in jail that such behaviour is punished with in Costa Rica, where recrodign soemone in his own home is totaly forbidden by the constitution.They didnt have a feud over the scrupt, but over the MISSING script as joe had to write a draft of thescript but came to this bussiness week on costa rica empty handed!Mel only invited him to cna work ofver the4 scruipt and joe didnt even told him that he didnt have doen a sh.it.but he did brought all his family wiht him so to abuse of mel gibsons hospitality, eating mel's food and enjoying his private beach and so on..Dotn forget to mentujon th efact that Mle gibson left the premicves after that feud, he had other things to take care of than playing host for this oportunist joe eszterhas, while joe eszterhas STAYED 3 MORE DAYS IN MEL GIBSONS ESTATE IN COSTA RICA, AFTER THIS FEUD, WITHOUT MEL GIBSON BEING EVEN PRESENT!!AND HE WANTS US TO BELEIVE THAT HE WAS SCARED FOR HIS LIFE, OR EVEN DISTURBED.THE TRUTH IS THAT HE DIDNT GAVE A DAMN AND FULLY ABUSED OF THE SITUATION.THE RECORDING OF MEL GIBSON WAS MADE WHILE MEL GIBSON WAS ALEDEGLY (JOE'S OWN WORDS IN HIS LERTTER) IN ANOTGHER ROOM, IN THE FLOOR UNDER THAN WHERE JOE AND OTHER GUESTS WERE..SO YOU CAN HARDLY CALL IT HAVIGN A RANT IN FORNT OF YOUR GUESTS IF THEY CANT EVEN SE YOU..I am sure that many people are going ot invite joe in their home now.. not that anyone wanted to see him anyway.

23rd April 2012 04:00

Alexane     (105)

This is so old news!! Mel Gibson announced that last year in Novemebr 2011 already..Several articles were written about it together with interviews of Mle Gibson about it..you even had an articel on it yet, you present this as if you just heard about it..Geez!wake up!As for the joe recroding his host shame on him and i wish him the 6 years in jail that such behaviour is punished with in Costa Rica, where recrodign soemone in his own home is totaly forbidden by the constitution.They didnt have a feud over the scrupt, but over the MISSING script as joe had to write a draft of thescript but came to this bussiness week on costa rica empty handed!Mel only invited him to cna work ofver the4 scruipt and joe didnt even told him that he didnt have doen a sh.it.but he did brought all his family wiht him so to abuse of mel gibsons hospitality, eating mel's food and enjoying his private beach and so on..Dotn forget to mentujon th efact that Mle gibson left the premicves after that feud, he had other things to take care of than playing host for this oportunist joe eszterhas, while joe eszterhas STAYED 3 MORE DAYS IN MEL GIBSONS ESTATE IN COSTA RICA, AFTER THIS FEUD, WITHOUT MEL GIBSON BEING EVEN PRESENT!!AND HE WANTS US TO BELEIVE THAT HE WAS SCARED FOR HIS LIFE, OR EVEN DISTURBED.THE TRUTH IS THAT HE DIDNT GAVE A DAMN AND FULLY ABUSED OF THE SITUATION.THE RECORDING OF MEL GIBSON WAS MADE WHILE MEL GIBSON WAS ALEDEGLY (JOE'S OWN WORDS IN HIS LERTTER) IN ANOTGHER ROOM, IN THE FLOOR UNDER THAN WHERE JOE AND OTHER GUESTS WERE..SO YOU CAN HARDLY CALL IT HAVIGN A RANT IN FORNT OF YOUR GUESTS IF THEY CANT EVEN SE YOU..I am sure that many people are going ot invite joe in their home now.. not that anyone wanted to see him anyway.

23rd April 2012 04:00

Alexane     (105)

This is so old news!! Mel Gibson announced that last year in Novemebr 2011 already..Several articles were written about it together with interviews of Mle Gibson about it..you even had an articel on it yet, you present this as if you just heard about it..Geez!wake up!As for the joe recroding his host shame on him and i wish him the 6 years in jail that such behaviour is punished with in Costa Rica, where recrodign soemone in his own home is totaly forbidden by the constitution.They didnt have a feud over the scrupt, but over the MISSING script as joe had to write a draft of thescript but came to this bussiness week on costa rica empty handed!Mel only invited him to cna work ofver the4 scruipt and joe didnt even told him that he didnt have doen a sh.it.but he did brought all his family wiht him so to abuse of mel gibsons hospitality, eating mel's food and enjoying his private beach and so on..Dotn forget to mentujon th efact that Mle gibson left the premicves after that feud, he had other things to take care of than playing host for this oportunist joe eszterhas, while joe eszterhas STAYED 3 MORE DAYS IN MEL GIBSONS ESTATE IN COSTA RICA, AFTER THIS FEUD, WITHOUT MEL GIBSON BEING EVEN PRESENT!!AND HE WANTS US TO BELEIVE THAT HE WAS SCARED FOR HIS LIFE, OR EVEN DISTURBED.THE TRUTH IS THAT HE DIDNT GAVE A DAMN AND FULLY ABUSED OF THE SITUATION.THE RECORDING OF MEL GIBSON WAS MADE WHILE MEL GIBSON WAS ALEDEGLY (JOE'S OWN WORDS IN HIS LERTTER) IN ANOTGHER ROOM, IN THE FLOOR UNDER THAN WHERE JOE AND OTHER GUESTS WERE..SO YOU CAN HARDLY CALL IT HAVIGN A RANT IN FORNT OF YOUR GUESTS IF THEY CANT EVEN SE YOU..I am sure that many people are going ot invite joe in their home now.. not that anyone wanted to see him anyway.

23rd April 2012 04:00

Alexane     (105)

This is so old news!! Mel Gibson announced that last year in Novemebr 2011 already..Several articles were written about it together with interviews of Mle Gibson about it..you even had an articel on it yet, you present this as if you just heard about it..Geez!wake up!As for the joe recroding his host shame on him and i wish him the 6 years in jail that such behaviour is punished with in Costa Rica, where recrodign soemone in his own home is totaly forbidden by the constitution.They didnt have a feud over the scrupt, but over the MISSING script as joe had to write a draft of thescript but came to this bussiness week on costa rica empty handed!Mel only invited him to cna work ofver the4 scruipt and joe didnt even told him that he didnt have doen a sh.it.but he did brought all his family wiht him so to abuse of mel gibsons hospitality, eating mel's food and enjoying his private beach and so on..Dotn forget to mentujon th efact that Mle gibson left the premicves after that feud, he had other things to take care of than playing host for this oportunist joe eszterhas, while joe eszterhas STAYED 3 MORE DAYS IN MEL GIBSONS ESTATE IN COSTA RICA, AFTER THIS FEUD, WITHOUT MEL GIBSON BEING EVEN PRESENT!!AND HE WANTS US TO BELEIVE THAT HE WAS SCARED FOR HIS LIFE, OR EVEN DISTURBED.THE TRUTH IS THAT HE DIDNT GAVE A DAMN AND FULLY ABUSED OF THE SITUATION.THE RECORDING OF MEL GIBSON WAS MADE WHILE MEL GIBSON WAS ALEDEGLY (JOE'S OWN WORDS IN HIS LERTTER) IN ANOTGHER ROOM, IN THE FLOOR UNDER THAN WHERE JOE AND OTHER GUESTS WERE..SO YOU CAN HARDLY CALL IT HAVIGN A RANT IN FORNT OF YOUR GUESTS IF THEY CANT EVEN SE YOU..I am sure that many people are going ot invite joe in their home now.. not that anyone wanted to see him anyway.

23rd April 2012 04:00

Alexane     (105)

This is so old news!! Mel Gibson announced that last year in Novemebr 2011 already..Several articles were written about it together with interviews of Mle Gibson about it..you even had an articel on it yet, you present this as if you just heard about it..Geez!wake up!As for the joe recroding his host shame on him and i wish him the 6 years in jail that such behaviour is punished with in Costa Rica, where recrodign soemone in his own home is totaly forbidden by the constitution.They didnt have a feud over the scrupt, but over the MISSING script as joe had to write a draft of thescript but came to this bussiness week on costa rica empty handed!Mel only invited him to cna work ofver the4 scruipt and joe didnt even told him that he didnt have doen a sh.it.but he did brought all his family wiht him so to abuse of mel gibsons hospitality, eating mel's food and enjoying his private beach and so on..Dotn forget to mentujon th efact that Mle gibson left the premicves after that feud, he had other things to take care of than playing host for this oportunist joe eszterhas, while joe eszterhas STAYED 3 MORE DAYS IN MEL GIBSONS ESTATE IN COSTA RICA, AFTER THIS FEUD, WITHOUT MEL GIBSON BEING EVEN PRESENT!!AND HE WANTS US TO BELEIVE THAT HE WAS SCARED FOR HIS LIFE, OR EVEN DISTURBED.THE TRUTH IS THAT HE DIDNT GAVE A DAMN AND FULLY ABUSED OF THE SITUATION.THE RECORDING OF MEL GIBSON WAS MADE WHILE MEL GIBSON WAS ALEDEGLY (JOE'S OWN WORDS IN HIS LERTTER) IN ANOTGHER ROOM, IN THE FLOOR UNDER THAN WHERE JOE AND OTHER GUESTS WERE..SO YOU CAN HARDLY CALL IT HAVIGN A RANT IN FORNT OF YOUR GUESTS IF THEY CANT EVEN SE YOU..I am sure that many people are going ot invite joe in their home now.. not that anyone wanted to see him anyway.

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