Mel Gibson's Crazy Ass Too Much For DiCaprio
Fri, July 30, 2010 
To which the world gives out a collective, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO! I'm shocked!"
Radar Online (responsible for leaking those Foot-in-Mouth audio tapes) says Leonardo DiCaprio has washed his hands clean of Gibson. He was supposed to star in an untitled Viking epic, written by William Monahan and helmed by the Mad one himself. Last I recall production was expected to get going near the end of this year.
Stick a fork in those plans. DiCaprio (coming off the successes of Shutter Island and current commercial-smash Inception) is on to green pastures with directors with less dirty laundry being aired out. He'll instead headline Hoover for Clint Eastwood. Granted, I'd have rather seen this Viking project personally and, at least, he's taking a breather away from constant-collaborator Martin Scorsese.
Unless Gibson opts to bankroll this himself, good luck on finding financers.
Reader Comments (1)
As much as I love Eastwood, his last few features have been tremendously boring. Despite his huge personal problems, I think Gibson is still a seriously talented filmmaker, and was looking forward to his Viking film.