The film Robert Downey Jr refused to make unless Mel Gibson directed it: “That movie would be bananas”
It was Gibson or bust.
Mel Gibson
The wayward star who disrupted one of Anthony Hopkins’ favourite performances: “He had his troubles”
Sometimes, big personalities clash.
The stern warning from Mel Gibson that resurrected Robert Downey Jr: “If you go down, I’ll kill you”
He helped to revitalise his career.
Mel Gibson names his biggest directorial influences
Just what does make this man tick when he’s sat in the directors chair?
Jodie Foster names the two best actors she’s ever worked with
The star loved working with two action icons.
Cinema’s most malleable spud: the actor Mel Gibson compared to Mr Potato Head
Carb-loaded greatness.