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Mel Gibson still has appeal, claims Disney
Published Saturday, Oct 28 2006, 09:52 BST | By Ben Rawson-Jones
The mass public will not ignore Mel Gibson movies according to Disney, despite his highly-publicised misdemeanours this summer.
The Mad Max star's latest film as director - Apocalypto - is due for release several months after he was caught drink driving and made anti-Semitic remarks during his arrest. But Dennis Rice, a spokesman for the Walt Disney Company, told Reuters: "If it's a good movie, people are going to see it... One of the great things about Mel Gibson is that he is a great filmmaker and he has a proven track record."
Previous directorial efforts from Gibson include box-office smashes Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ.
The Mad Max star's latest film as director - Apocalypto - is due for release several months after he was caught drink driving and made anti-Semitic remarks during his arrest. But Dennis Rice, a spokesman for the Walt Disney Company, told Reuters: "If it's a good movie, people are going to see it... One of the great things about Mel Gibson is that he is a great filmmaker and he has a proven track record."
Previous directorial efforts from Gibson include box-office smashes Braveheart and The Passion of the Christ.
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