Mel Gibson's Next Directing Effort Just Might Be His Last

[Brian Damage]

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Though it had been a little over eight years when Mel Gibson finally made his return to acting in Edge of Darkness, released earlier this year, it's only been half that time since he last directed a feature and that was the Mayan epic Apocalypto. We already know that Gibson's next film as a director will be yet another epic, this time set amongst the times of the Vikings, being written by William Monahan (who also wrote Kingdom of Heaven, Edge of Darkness, and The Departed) and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. And now Hero Complex is reporting that this yet-to-be-titled Viking dream project may very well be Gibson's last film as a director.

Over at the Icon Productions offices there was an equally epic five hour meeting to discuss Gibson's Viking project, and since there hasn't really ever been any memorable Viking films, this extended meeting seems a little bold in itself. But when you hear how long Gibson has been thinking about this, it's no surprise that he wants to get it right, and five hours is nothing compared to the time he's been waiting for this opportunity:

“It was the first movie I ever thought about making. I saw it in my mind back when I was teenager. Seriously, it's the first movie I wanted to make. And I think it will be the last film I direct. It's the thing I have been going toward, in a way, since I was young, and I think when it's done I may be finished.”