Mel Gibson Reflects on some major roles that he rejected.

The actor appeared on a panel at Megacon In Orlando, Florida, on Friday 7 February and revealed two jobs he approved years ago: James Bond In the 1980s and Maximus in the 21st century Gladiator.

When asked about roles he missed, Gibson, 69, “of course you go back and you think,” Man, I wish I had done so. “

“As, Ridley (Scott) come to me with Gladiator; I didn’t make that movie. I did Patriotso i couldn’t do Gladiator“He said.” So Russell (Crowe) did it and he did a good job. ”

“It’s a little interesting, the things you miss … It’s a bunch of things,” Gibson continued.

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Another example? When Gibson received a call from James Bond Film’s producer Albert R. Broccoli in the 80s, when he was 26 years old and had already erupted the 1979 Mad Max.

“He said,” We want you to be James Bond, “reminded it twice Oscar Award winner. “But then I thought to myself, ‘I’m 26 years old’, and I just remembered that Sean (Connery) could never escape that character. ”

And even if Connery “finally left” left Bond with the 1987s MotionlessAccording to Gibson – who called the late actor “fantastic” in it – he was in 007’s “prison” for “decades.”

“So I thought,” I’m not going to do it, “and I let go of it.” Because I thought, “I’ll do some other things,” Gibson, to pass on to play Bond. (Roger Moore and Timothy Dalton Both played the character in the 80s.)

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One role that Gibson took on that went down in history was Martin Riggs in the 1987s The weapon of death And its three sequels, released in 1989, 1992 and 1998.

The actor had a surprise reunion at Megacon with his The weapon of death costs Danny GloverAlmost 38 years after the release of the first movie in the Buddy-Cop franchis.

Glover, 78, rose the stage near the end of Gibson’s panel discussion and received a standing ovation from the audience after the two actors embraced.

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