Mel Gibson

And we don't want anyone doing that. You know, because it sort of walked around the entire system. And scored.

And we don't want anyone doing that. You know, because it sort of walked around the entire system. And scored.

And we don't want anyone doing that. You know, because it sort of walked around the entire system. And scored.

Well, I had no alternative. Right. Because no major would back it.

Well, I had no alternative. Right. Because no major would back it.

Well, I had no alternative. Right. Because no major would back it.

I guess. Yeah. Yeah. Rupert Murdoch said, you know, he wanted to. And then he said, nah. And then somebody advised him and said he'd be out of business in five years.

I guess. Yeah. Yeah. Rupert Murdoch said, you know, he wanted to. And then he said, nah. And then somebody advised him and said he'd be out of business in five years.

I guess. Yeah. Yeah. Rupert Murdoch said, you know, he wanted to. And then he said, nah. And then somebody advised him and said he'd be out of business in five years.

Wow. In five years if he distributed that. Yeah. And I was like, wow, if he's scared, I'm like, I've got to crash and burn here. But it actually did all right. It did phenomenal. Yeah. And then, again, I tried to. I went with the studio on Apocalypto, but, man, that didn't work out so well. It didn't? No. In what way? Well, it was interesting. The film. was a film with, it had no stars.

Wow. In five years if he distributed that. Yeah. And I was like, wow, if he's scared, I'm like, I've got to crash and burn here. But it actually did all right. It did phenomenal. Yeah. And then, again, I tried to. I went with the studio on Apocalypto, but, man, that didn't work out so well. It didn't? No. In what way? Well, it was interesting. The film. was a film with, it had no stars.

Wow. In five years if he distributed that. Yeah. And I was like, wow, if he's scared, I'm like, I've got to crash and burn here. But it actually did all right. It did phenomenal. Yeah. And then, again, I tried to. I went with the studio on Apocalypto, but, man, that didn't work out so well. It didn't? No. In what way? Well, it was interesting. The film. was a film with, it had no stars.

It was in another language, and it came out on a weekend with another film that had Leo in it and another film that had Cameron Diaz in it. And so those three films came out on the same weekend, and the one with no stars and without the language won the weekend monetarily. It won the box office by a narrow margin on the other two. And the second week out, Disney pulled the screens. Really? Yeah.

It was in another language, and it came out on a weekend with another film that had Leo in it and another film that had Cameron Diaz in it. And so those three films came out on the same weekend, and the one with no stars and without the language won the weekend monetarily. It won the box office by a narrow margin on the other two. And the second week out, Disney pulled the screens. Really? Yeah.

It was in another language, and it came out on a weekend with another film that had Leo in it and another film that had Cameron Diaz in it. And so those three films came out on the same weekend, and the one with no stars and without the language won the weekend monetarily. It won the box office by a narrow margin on the other two. And the second week out, Disney pulled the screens. Really? Yeah.

So I thought, oh, that's funny. Well, screens are gone. I guess there's another agenda. Because that was another self-funded thing.

So I thought, oh, that's funny. Well, screens are gone. I guess there's another agenda. Because that was another self-funded thing.

So I thought, oh, that's funny. Well, screens are gone. I guess there's another agenda. Because that was another self-funded thing.

I think so. But, you know, it's just politics and, you know. And I think perhaps the distribution deal on that wasn't as good as something else. So, you know, it's all business. It's a phenomenal movie, though. It's a great film, yeah. And it did better afterwards.

I think so. But, you know, it's just politics and, you know. And I think perhaps the distribution deal on that wasn't as good as something else. So, you know, it's all business. It's a phenomenal movie, though. It's a great film, yeah. And it did better afterwards.