[SauronOfMordor]

The Hollywood Left will be after Mel. Not only did he persist in making a movie they didn't want him to make, he's making the unforgivable offense of having it be a BLOCKBUSTER

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Medavoy: "What makes me squeamish about religion in general is..."

Says it all.

[Celtjew Libertarian]

"One question is, `What propelled him to make the movie about the passion of Christ?' " Mr. Medavoy said. "It makes me a little squeamish. What makes me squeamish about religion in general is that people think they have the answer: `I think my God is the right God.' How do you argue against that?"

Um.... Anyone who believes in a religion is going to believe it's the right one. Otherwise, why believe?

[Unam Sanctam]

Talk about a blacklist -- I guess believing Christians are on it!

[Celtjew Libertarian]

What this does is indciate there is a market for films with poltical and religious messages that are not left-wing. It will be interesting to see if a second movie industry develops, starting with this.

[twntaipan]

Gosh, you don't think liberal elites would do anything like blacklisting Mel do ya?

But, unless I miss my mark, Mel did this movie without the major studios help in just about any way.

Memo to Geffen, et. al.: He doesn't need you.

[Arkinsaw]

Like Moses, perhaps he will lead some people out of bondage in Hollywood and start something new in a new place, somewhere in the heartland, somewhere in the red zone.

[ChadGore]

I bet Mel wishes he owned his own production company. Oh ! That's right HE DOES !

[savedbygrace]

Sounds a lot like black-listing. Didn't that used to be a nasty word in Hollywood?

[thackney]

Mr. Gibson not only directed and helped write the $30 million film, but he also paid for it, including production and marketing costs, out of his own pocket

A guy who can make and pay for his own successful films isn't dependent on other for his career. The Passion would not be in the theaters today if he depended on others in the business.

[GreenCell]

I don't think he'll be too concerned about it...we'll see more of Mel than any other actor/producer/director currently working.

[dc-zoo]

Hollywood wouldn't back him when he needed their help. He sure as hell doesn't need their help now.

[Bonaparte]

LOL! Hollywood isn't going to believe the backlash they're going to get from their persecution of Mel Gibson.

[passionfruit]

Hollywood can tell little guys "you will never work in this town again!" Thay can't tell that to a guy that not only acts, but writes his own movies, directs them and finances them.

By the way, most of the movies I have really enjoyed never received an oscar.

[King Black Robe]

You mean they plan to blacklist him? What a bunch of McCarthyites.

[maggief]

If the left boycotts Mel we can certainly boycott them. For the left, free speech is a one way street.

[Qwinn]

Gee... Hollywood has a blacklist? Who would've thought!

McCarthy actually never started a "blacklist"... he was accused of leaking names, but that was never proven, and the evidence I've seen suggests to me that it was a staffer. The rest of the blacklist issue was people who obtained that list of names that was leaked and refused to hire them -of their own volition-, just as these producers are claiming. No blacklist was imposed by the government in any civilian position.

You know what even Ann Coulter missed in her book Treason? Jack Warner of Warner Brothers -privately requested- that McCarthy investigate and find the communists working for him in Hollywood. He was quoted as saying "they're everywhere".

But apparently, Hollywood's outrage over McCarthy is a total fabrication (what a surprise). Hollywood feels blacklists over a person's personal beliefs are entirely and completely appropriate. There is no difference between McCarthy and these people except that for Hollywood, it's Christianity that must be blacklisted.

The Left nauseates me.

Qwinn

[concordKIWI]

Who really cares about Hollywood and what goes on there?

[Guillermo]

"I won't hire him."

Isn't it illegal to discriminate based upon ones religion?

[TIGHTEN]

I remember hearing a Paul Harvey segment about a young boy of 12 (I think) who was walking home through a real rough section of town one night. He was set upon by a group of hooligans, beaten mercilessly and left for dead.

But he didn't die. He survived and spent months in the hospital where doctors had to reconstruct his entire face...

Guess who it was? Yep, Mel.

(Haven't seen this posted, sorry for a double if'n it was.)

[Jaded]

"One question is, `What propelled him to make the movie about the passion of Christ?' " Mr. Medavoy said. "It makes me a little squeamish. What makes me squeamish about religion in general is that people think they have the answer: `I think my God is the right God.' How do you argue against that?"

Newsflash Mr. Medavoy- The God of Christians is the God of the Jews. The Messiah was a Jew and rabbi. Before Christ Jesus none were able to keep the covenants entered into with the Lord God Almighty. You may need to check your ancient texts like the Torah that you keep on your bookshelf for show.