Mel believes the perception in Hollywood is that he has spent the last decade \u201csomewhere in an attic, trying to chew through my restraints.\u201d<\/p>\n
If that\u2019s the case, then Gibson\u2019s recent return to the public eye with \u201cHacksaw Ridge,\u201d the well-received war drama he directed, must come as something of a shock.<\/p>\n
Gibson has been busy promoting \u201cHacksaw,\u201d which has grossed nearly $15 million since opening this week, sitting for select interviews and showing the movie to his Hollywood peers. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, particularly given that Gibson has been largely ostracized from the filmmaking community since he uttered anti-Semitic slurs during a 2006 Malibu drunk driving arrest.<\/p>\n
Gibson has shown \u201cHacksaw Ridge\u201d to academy members and movie guild audiences on several occasions recently in Los Angeles and New York. And when he came on stage following the screenings, most in the audience stood and applauded.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s always some trepidation,\u201d Gibson told The Times in a recent interview. \u201cIt\u2019s a fickle game, Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n