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Now that news has broken that Sean Penn is taking time off to focus on his family for a while, that leaves the Farrelly Brothers' highly anticipated (by me, anyway) Three Stooges movie down a Stooge. They still have a Moe in Benicio del Toro, and a Curly in Jim Carrey, but the whiny, red-headed, curly-haired Larry is back to square one. While some sites have been suggesting everyone from Robert Downey Jr. to Matt Damon to fill the role, we can think of only one man who deserves it as much as Penn: Mel Gibson.
Hear us out: yes, Gibson is going through tough times. From drunken epithets to sure-to-be-unpleasant divorce proceedings, the man has become a poster boy for Hollywood train wrecks, replacing the now gainfully employed Mickey Rourke. Which is why Gibson needs to get back to work. The man has a baby on the way with his girlfriend, and his wife -- the mother of his seven kids -- is about to take all of his money. Gibson is going to have to provide for his family (-ies), and we're thinking he'd be game for anything. Especially the Stooges. Mel Gibson is a huge Three Stooges fan, as evidenced by the endless references to them in his Lethal Weapon movies. Granted, he usually does a Curly impersonation, but we think the man is talented enough (and a big enough student of their films) to slide into any role easily. Can't you see a sad-sack Mel Gibson with a big head of red hair wincing every time Benicio del Toro smacked him, before turning around and passing it long to Jim Carrey? We know plenty of people who would pay cash money to hit Jim Carrey. Tell Gibson you'll pay him, and he's in like Flynn.
What do you think? Gibson as Larry? What, you got someone better in mind?
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Gibson? No, the wonderful Jewish legacy of the Stooges deserves WAY better than this hater.
Gibson produced a tv-movie on The Stooges as well, back in 2000.
Yes, but that was then this is now. He's OK with Jews as long as they are entertaining him, but in no other circumstances.
Excuse me if I don't feel sorry for an antisemitic adulterous alcoholic Jesus freak. And he and his wife seem to be splitting the millions amicably. Gibson won't need another paycheck for the rest of his life. I vote no.
What korilian said, unless the movie is called "Slap Happy" in which Gibson - as Larry - is constantly slapped - maybe make it a documentary and let anyone slap him for charity - slappers limited to women and Hassidic Jews.
Billy West. He has the voice down to a T
He how is without sin cast the first stone! NO ONE has the right to judge another...He is a Man Not a "SAINT"!
Tyra, korilian: how long is Mel Gibson on the news channel? How much time is devoted to any of his miscellaneous issues? Trailers are two and a half minutes: Mel, in my experiance, gets one and a half. One and a half minutes of my life spliced and diced could look just as bad (and, for the record, I have almost as many Jewish friends as Christina ones).
Lets go easy on saint and sinnerhood for other people.
As for Larry, he'd be hilarious, but ONLY if Curly gets replaced by Evan's suggestion, Paul Giamatti.
For the record, my comment had nothing to do with his perceived anti-Semitism - I was just surprised that his previous involvement with a Stooges project was not mentioned in the original article :)
Mel gibson is a great acto bande de cons
if every editor wrote like you believe me the world would be a better place! this was an excellent read expecting more!
If only Mel Gibson should make a apology to the jews out there, then he will make a cameo in a new Three Stooges movie whether he's in or not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, I don't frovige Mel. Nor do I frovige Roman. He did not have sex with an underage girl, he drugged and raped an underage girl. And yes, I am a liberal.
Stupid stuff is rtaveile. For instance, what you wrote was stupid, but it's different than Mel's incessantly cruel statements towards women, African-Americans and Latinos.