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Warner Bros. has put on hold a controversial Mel Gibson movie project about the Jewish Maccabee revolt in the 2nd Century B.C. after reading the script by writer Joe Eszterhas. April12, 2012, (TheWrap.com).
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Actors Mel Gibson, Sean Penn and Julia Roberts attend the Cinema For Peace event benefitting J/P Haitian Relief Organization in Los Angeles held at Montage Hotel in January, 2012. Gibson's latest film project has been shelved by Warner Brothers due to worries about the script. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images For J/P Haitian Relief Organization and Cinema For Peace)
Troubled actor Mel Gibson poses at the ceremony for the 25th American Cinematheque Award in Beverly Hills, California October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Joe Eszterhas, best known for writing the thrillers Jagged Edge and Basic Instinct, pictured here in 2009, wrote the script for Maccabee which has now been shelved by Warner Brothers. (AFP Photo/Lucy Nicholson)
Actor Mel Gibson attends a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court to finalize financial issues in a custody battle with former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva In Los Angeles on August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian/Pool
Presenter Mel Gibson, right, jokes with honoree Robert Downey Jr. during a mock presentation backstage at the 25th American Cinematheque Award benefit gala honoring Downey, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 14: Actor Mel Gibson arrives at the Cinema For Peace event benefitting J/P Haitian Relief Organization held at Montage Hotel at Montage Beverly Hills on January 14, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 14: Actor Mel Gibson (L) and Warner Bros. President of Worldwide Marketing Sue Kroll attend the Cinema For Peace event benefitting J/P Haitian Relief Organization in Los Angeles held at Montage Hotel on January 14, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For J/P Haitian Relief Organization and Cinema For Peace)