From The New York Times:
...Quinn Taylor, ABC's senior vice president in charge of movies for television, acknowledged that the attention-getting value of having Mr. Gibson attached to a Holocaust project was a factor.
"Controversy's publicity, and vice versa," Mr. Taylor said.
Read more here.
What's next? A biopic on Menachem Schneerson by Louis Farrakhan?
Perhaps Mel will learn something during the production?
ReplyDeleteThat's a very generous attitude, Steph. I can't help being cynical here. My feeling is that at best, he'll be as hands-off as possible, simply gluing his name to this miniseries to do damage-control on his reputation. At worst, he's got a covert anti-Semitic agenda he's pursuing through this project. I don't trust this man.
ReplyDeleteCharming. Quite like having the fox watch the henhouse.
ReplyDeleteWTF are they thinking?!??!?! Disgraceful.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan and Myf. I may have to boycott ABC.
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