Mel Gibson to film story of Judah Maccabee (Jewish Chronicle)
It sounds as though the Resurrection film is actually happening. Background here and links.
There has been talk for a long time about a Gibson movie on the Maccabean Revolt. This latest announcement is more talk. The script is not even written yet. The first script was rejected by Warner Bros in 2012. We'll see if anything comes of this round of talk. Background here and links.
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