NEW DELHI: Be it a cop, folk hero, journalist or a mentally challenged young man, Mel Gibson has probably done it all in his four-decade long acting career. But despite playing a myriad of roles, there’s one that specifically appeals to the Academy award winner — a villain! He admits that he has a soft corner when it comes to essaying negative roles.
“Bad guys are always more fun [to play]! And if you find the bad in the good guys, it’s more fun,” Gibson said. About his upcoming action film Machete Kills (sequel of 2010 film Machete), the 57-year-old says, “I play a villainous arms dealer who is an evil genius — it’s a pretty interesting character.”
The movie also stars Lady Gaga, Jessica Alba, Vanessa Hudgens, Charlie Sheen and Danny Trejo (in a lead role). “Working with Danny Trejo was a lot of fun and it was a great experience. He is so full of life and energised all the time,” said Gibson.
In Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming film The Expendables 3, Gibson is also quite likely to don the role of a baddie.
However, as much as the actor might enjoy the bad-guy act, he admits that he would love to play a superhero on the big screen too. “I would have loved to play a superhero. It would be exciting and something out of this world,” he added.
No matter what role Gibson plays, to the world he will always be remembered for his action sequences be it Lethal Weapon or Die Hard and he definitely takes pride in being called an action hero. “I have always loved doing action movies. It’s good to know that people call me an action hero,” he said.
Apart from acting, the star has also tried his luck at direction with films such as The Man Without a Face, Braveheart (which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards), The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto.
“Direction was something that was on my mind for quite some time. It was a new experience and I got to learn a lot from it,” he said.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 3rd, 2013.
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