Mel Gibson
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Yeah. And then I had all these people come out of the woodwork. Hey, we're... We're archaeologists and scientists, and that never happened. So there's this revisionism about it, too, that it didn't happen. But there are accounts from the time where, yes, people did witness these things.
Yeah. And then I had all these people come out of the woodwork. Hey, we're... We're archaeologists and scientists, and that never happened. So there's this revisionism about it, too, that it didn't happen. But there are accounts from the time where, yes, people did witness these things.
Yeah. And then I had all these people come out of the woodwork. Hey, we're... We're archaeologists and scientists, and that never happened. So there's this revisionism about it, too, that it didn't happen. But there are accounts from the time where, yes, people did witness these things.
And, of course, I had a bunch of battery of archaeologists and scientists and professors on my own that say, yeah, well, this stuff did happen, and here's the, you know, The depictions of it in paintings and images. It did happen.
And, of course, I had a bunch of battery of archaeologists and scientists and professors on my own that say, yeah, well, this stuff did happen, and here's the, you know, The depictions of it in paintings and images. It did happen.
And, of course, I had a bunch of battery of archaeologists and scientists and professors on my own that say, yeah, well, this stuff did happen, and here's the, you know, The depictions of it in paintings and images. It did happen.
It just came from in here. And I was working on something and a buddy of mine said, so what do you want to do next?
It just came from in here. And I was working on something and a buddy of mine said, so what do you want to do next?
It just came from in here. And I was working on something and a buddy of mine said, so what do you want to do next?
I want to direct something. I always want to direct a chase film. He said, what kind of chase? I said, a foot chase. He said, what? I said, yeah, people chasing you. I mean, there's something kind of primal and scary about a foot chase. And I think in order to have a foot chase, you can't have a society where there's any kind of cars or anything like that. Otherwise, you have a car chase.
I want to direct something. I always want to direct a chase film. He said, what kind of chase? I said, a foot chase. He said, what? I said, yeah, people chasing you. I mean, there's something kind of primal and scary about a foot chase. And I think in order to have a foot chase, you can't have a society where there's any kind of cars or anything like that. Otherwise, you have a car chase.
I want to direct something. I always want to direct a chase film. He said, what kind of chase? I said, a foot chase. He said, what? I said, yeah, people chasing you. I mean, there's something kind of primal and scary about a foot chase. And I think in order to have a foot chase, you can't have a society where there's any kind of cars or anything like that. Otherwise, you have a car chase.
But I want to film a foot chase like it's a car chase. And he said, oh, I said, what are you thinking? I said, well, I'm thinking if you go back before Columbus discovered America, you know, and it's like people assume that Columbus discovered America and then life began. I said, I want to know what was happening right before he got there, before he got there.
But I want to film a foot chase like it's a car chase. And he said, oh, I said, what are you thinking? I said, well, I'm thinking if you go back before Columbus discovered America, you know, and it's like people assume that Columbus discovered America and then life began. I said, I want to know what was happening right before he got there, before he got there.
But I want to film a foot chase like it's a car chase. And he said, oh, I said, what are you thinking? I said, well, I'm thinking if you go back before Columbus discovered America, you know, and it's like people assume that Columbus discovered America and then life began. I said, I want to know what was happening right before he got there, before he got there.
And I said, so I had this idea that you see all this stuff going on and there's no time period on it. And then all of a sudden you date it by the arrival of Europeans. And I thought, it's kind of like the Rod Serling, you know, Planet of the Apes. Yeah, yeah. It's kind of a cool, cool ending. And he said, oh, wow. And he said, where do you think Columbus landed? I said, well, let's look.
And I said, so I had this idea that you see all this stuff going on and there's no time period on it. And then all of a sudden you date it by the arrival of Europeans. And I thought, it's kind of like the Rod Serling, you know, Planet of the Apes. Yeah, yeah. It's kind of a cool, cool ending. And he said, oh, wow. And he said, where do you think Columbus landed? I said, well, let's look.
And I said, so I had this idea that you see all this stuff going on and there's no time period on it. And then all of a sudden you date it by the arrival of Europeans. And I thought, it's kind of like the Rod Serling, you know, Planet of the Apes. Yeah, yeah. It's kind of a cool, cool ending. And he said, oh, wow. And he said, where do you think Columbus landed? I said, well, let's look.
So I looked up and the first peoples he encountered were Mayan trading canoes off the coast of Honduras. And I thought, cool, what was happening in Honduras? And you look at these towns and pyramids and temples and stuff at that time. And then the story was born from there. And, of course, then we read the book by Jared Diamond, Collapse.
So I looked up and the first peoples he encountered were Mayan trading canoes off the coast of Honduras. And I thought, cool, what was happening in Honduras? And you look at these towns and pyramids and temples and stuff at that time. And then the story was born from there. And, of course, then we read the book by Jared Diamond, Collapse.