Mel Gibson Among Directors Touted for 'Suicide Squad 2'

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Mel Gibson is back! Whether that delights you or not, the evidence is clear. Over the past few months, we've seen him give a very appealing lead performance in the razor-edged action movie Blood Father, which gained a lot of fans even with a limited release. Then came Hacksaw Ridge (above), a war movie that, yes, featured plenty of tough-minded and explicit violence, but proved to be more about the strong religious beliefs of its lead character, played by Andrew Garfield, than anything else. Critically acclaimed upon release in November, Hacksaw Ridge was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Garfield) and Best Director (Gibson). Obviously, the latter nomination was the most significant for Gibson's career, in that it seemed to indicate...
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