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Mel Gibson - Friday, January 23 - EWTN
A new exclusive second interview regarding "The Passion of the Christ"
In the interview, Gibson breaks his silence, speaking for the first time about charges that his film, The Passion of the Christ is anti-Semitic. He talks about his bold vision for the project and his motivation for making the film. Gibson tells Arroyo, It reflects my beliefs-Ive never done that before.
He also candidly comments on the controversy surrounding the movie, his resistance to altering the film, and his personal commitment to press forward: I dont know if I will ever work again. Ive said that this is a career killer and it could well be, but that doesnt matter because I dont care, Gibson says in the interview.
Based on biblical accounts, the movie, "The Passion of the Christ," depicts the last 12 hours of Christs life on earth and will be released in the U.S. on Ash Wednesday, February 25th.
EWTNews Director, Raymond Arroyo was on set, in Italy during the filming of The Passion of the Christ last year, and is the only broadcast journalist to conduct an extended interview with Mel Gibson about the project.
With all due respect to Mr. Gibson, whom I admire immensely (I also intend to see The Passion), it's very easy to say you "don't care" about "ever work[ing] again" when you've got $100 million in the bank. Pardon me if I don't cry any tears for his wrecked career, if wrecked it is (which I doubt).