He may be trying to cash in, he may be trying to put to rest rumours of anti-semitism, he may just be idling time whilst waiting for inspiration for a Passion sequel. The way Mel Gibson's mind works is kind of beyond my understanding or quite frankly interest at this point, but the man himself ain't keeping quiet.
The <a href="http://www.imdb.com" target="_blank">IMDb</a> reports that Gibson may make a filmed account of "The Revolt Of The Maccabees", the story behind the Jewish holiday Hanukkah - but done in a very American film genre. Gibson told ABC Radio that "The story that's always fired my imagination is the Book of Maccabees. The Maccabees family stood up, and they made war. They stuck by their guns and they came out winning. It's like a western".
The Maccabees led a three year war, 200 years before the birth of Jesus, against Antiochus, a king who forced the Jews to worship false gods. The war led to the liberation of Jerusalem. Jewish Anti-defamation League Nation Director Abe Foxman ain't so keen on the idea of Gibson's project - "My answer would be, 'Thanks but no thanks.' The last thing we need in Jewish history is to convert our history into a western".
Thanks to 'Josh', 'KarlChilders' & 'Robert'.
