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Always thought Gibson was Scottish

posted a year ago by Burgershmurger (1453)
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And that's why he played Wallace. But he's Irish. Talk of cultural appropriation.

[–] redban (6768) 3 months ago

To be fair to Mel, he actually didn’t want to be the lead actor. He wanted to just direct. He had a whole set of names in mind for William Wallace’s role (though I’m not sure if they were Scottish) . But the studios wanted Mel as the lead, presumably because he’s an A-lister and a box office draw

[–] [deleted] 3 months ago

Or he could've just been lying so it doesn't come across as egotistical? We'll never know.

[–] Tam87 (1583) 3 months ago

Mel has Scottish ancestry. That's what attracted him to the part.

[–] TheDemon (598) 3 months ago

Born in the States, raised in Australia.

[–] letess (1802) 3 months ago

He played Wallace because he couldn’t get the funding to cast Jason Patric.