| 'Family' honored for portrayal of diverse America By MIKE CIDONI 2010-10-09T11:17:46ZBEVERLY HILLS (AP) -- It was a night to celebrate, but the mood was subdued on the arrivals line at the GLSEN Respect Awards, presented by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network.... hosted.ap.org |
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Will Hangover 2 cameo give Mel Gibson more headaches? Mel Gibson's off-screen antics have recently been in the spotlight more than his on-screen ones, but does he really need a comedy cameo to cure his career?Set against the ocean of blandness that has been comedy film-making in 2010, last year's The Hangover now looks like a minor classic, and not just because of Mike Tyson's inspired cameo. What might have been a by-the-numbers tale of overgrown frat-boys let loose in Vegas was also elevated by Zach Galifianakis' turn as blank-gazed brother-in-law-in-waiting Alan, and some genuine moments of bushwhacking barminess reportedly based on the real-life experiences of a friend of one of the film's producers.The inevitable sequel (the first film took a staggering $467m worldwide and is the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time) is set to arrive in 2011, and it's being reported today that Mel Gibson will step into Tyson's shoes for a cameo as a tattoo artist in Thailand, where the original foursome have travelled for a second stag do.In the grand pantheon of "shamed" celebrities, Gibson stands at least as tall as Tyson, and his involvement would certainly be something of a coup for director Todd Phillips and his creative team: how else, after all, do you top Tyson and his tiger? One has to wonder, though, exactly what's in it for Gibson: though the former heavyweight boxer's involvement helped alter public opinion of him, it happened at a time when Tyson had been out of the public eye for some time. Gibson seems to have been ubiquitous in the tittle-tattle press recently, and absolutely none of it is positive.Will he reference his own failings and public humiliations on screen when to do so might suggest an attempt to belittle them? And if not, what exactly is the point of a cameo which does not touch upon the reasons for Gibson being reduced to such a state of affairs? Finally, how exactly does this help his career? Is Jodie Foster, his director on The Beaver, which has reportedly been put on ice in the wake of her lead actor's travails, really going to hold the movie until Gibson's public persona improves?In August, a poll of US cinemagoers for Vanity Fair and 60 Minutes found more than three quarters were unphased by Gibson's activities. Neither his 2006 drunken antisemitic rant before Malibu police, nor his behaviour towards ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva had dented their willingness to watch him on the big screen. Could this, then, be one Hangover cure that Gibson doesn't really need? And more importantly, do we really want to see him debase himself any further?Mel GibsonComedyBen Childguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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