Hollywood Bosses Vow to Destroy Gibson

Newsmax ^ | 2/26/04

[areafiftyone]

I won't hire him. I won't support anything he's part of."

So says a chairman of major Hollywood studio quoted today by the New York Times in its latest attack on Mel Gibson and "The Passion of the Christ."

Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen, who along with Steven Spielberg are the big cheeses at the powerful DreamWorks, and who just happen to be Democrat activists, are angry about the movie, according to the Times. And the chairmen of two other big studios say they won't work with Gibson.

"Amid the daily dealings of Hollywood, the film and the star have been fodder for unfavorable gossip. Dustin Hoffman has talked to friends about what he called Mr. Gibson's 'strangeness' during the ABC interview. The producer Mike Medavoy said Mr. Gibson's religious zealotry made him feel uncomfortable," the Times fretted.

'Antichrist' Welcome

Others, however, think Tinseltown's notorious avarice will rule in the end.

"If the movie works, I don't think it will hurt him. People here will work with the Antichrist if he'll put butts in seats," said John Lesher, an agent with Endeavor.

And the wallet-packing butts are there. The $30 million movie made up to $20 million or more on its debut Wednesday, Box Office Mojo estimated today.

The Associated Press today estimated Wednesday's take at more than $20 million, with a total so far of up to $26 million including previews Monday and Tuesday.

[Oberon]

"...Mike Medavoy said Mr. Gibson's religious zealotry made him feel uncomfortable,"

Awww... poor baby. Maybe he should go home to his mommy.

What, does he think everyone around him needs to behave in a way that gives him continuous warm fuzzies?

[oyez]

In the early days of the Church, Christians weren't tolerated in Rome, the then perceived center of the universe. In the later days of the Church, Christians aren't tolerated in Hollywood. the now perceived center of the universe.

[DentsRun]

They're afraid....very afraid. Thus they attack the messenger, for these unbelievers recognize that everyone is now talking about and saying the name of ....gasp...Jesus, the Christ.

Absolutely. They thought the only safe America (for them) was a de-Christianized America. In fact they had it completely backwards.

[Psalm 73]

"...everyone around him needs to behave in a way that gives him continuous warm fuzzies..."

Yes, because that is what they're teaching in our publik skools - my low self-esteem is somebody elses fault, probably a white Conservative Republican male - everything is our fault.
Unless, of course, you happen to be a black conservative male, then you are a traitor.....
Oh, that we all had the moral clarity of Phil Danahue, (or Mr. Marlo Thomas, if you will)

[Mr. Silverback]

Yeah. Mel's "crazy". ...like a fox.

"I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves."--Matthew 10:16

[GOPJ]

bump

[Clemenza]

Sammy "experimented" with men, but preferred the ladies much of his life. Dick Nixon I'm sure was straight as Old Spice.

One of the big mysteries: What was a nice Jewish boy like Sammy doing hangin' out with Satanists in the early 70s? Jews usually don't go for that stuff.