Today’s episode of “Very Bad Decisions” stars none other than Mr. Mel Gibson:
One thing I learned when I lived in Los Angeles was how many Hollywood executives lacked anything resembling a sense of irony. So in today's #ironyisdead news: https://t.co/QB1l7L5Eoo
— Helaine Olen (@helaineolen) May 13, 2019
Mel Gibson is going to play the "sinister" patriarch of one of the world's most famous wealthy Jewish families in a satire about a black sheep who plots murder in order to inherit a fortune. https://t.co/NiATrbwKQy
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) May 13, 2019
This is not a drill:
The black comedy will center on Becket Rothchild (Shia LaBeouf) — the bastard child of a mother, who in eloping with a jazz musician was cast out from the Rothchild family and its vast fortune — who was never given a fair lot in life. All grown up and armed with charisma, intelligence and a flair for opportunity, it does not take long for Becket to fully grasp the immense gap between his situation and the richest 1 percent, which should be his birthright. He has a plan.
There are precisely nine Rothchild family members who stand between him and his fortune, including Whitelaw (Gibson), his sinister grandfather. How hard could it be for them each to meet with an “accident”? With the unique advantage of being unknown to any of them, Becket penetrates the weird and twisted lives of his super-rich kin amongst frat boys, hipster artists and reality TV stars. The only thing that threatens to get in the way is love, both old and new.
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Sorry, who thought this was a good idea?
I would like to know who thought this was a good idea. https://t.co/ZCWjjdfMfK
— Joe Gross (@joegross) May 13, 2019
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 13, 2019
— Leah Farrell (@LeahSaraFarrell) May 13, 2019
— Janna Braun (@ProfBraun) May 13, 2019
— Jonathan Burke (@Darth_Burkie) May 13, 2019
— Steve Wallace (@waldo559) May 13, 2019
yiiiikes https://t.co/Bw3RWcKkpn
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) May 13, 2019
No, Mel, I said "Yikes!" With a Y. https://t.co/wN7SnMwO5K
— Benjamin Dreyer (@BCDreyer) May 13, 2019
You ever read a headline, think “Wow that’s absolutely gross”, and then you read the article and UH HUH IT’S GROSS https://t.co/CPgXIL8XNt
— Avishai ✡ Weinberger (@avishaiw) May 13, 2019
This seems like a terrible idea from start to finish. https://t.co/Z4UYW6DgKU
— Sara Ronis (@SaraRonis) May 13, 2019
Mel we need to talk about your decision-making pic.twitter.com/cPQTff0Teo
— Seth Mandel (@SethAMandel) May 13, 2019
Mel Gibson starring in a dark comedy called Rothchild about a rich Jewish family is a little too on the nose for me.
— Jeremy Duns (@JeremyDuns) May 13, 2019
Mel Gibson back to making (((movies))) https://t.co/oEMECx6pBs
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) May 13, 2019
Mel Gibson has been cast to play a wealthy, sinister Jew. Okay then. https://t.co/gTMr9bHASa
— Topher Brennan (@TopherTBrennan) May 13, 2019
WE NOW TAKE YOU LIVE to the set of “Rothchild”. pic.twitter.com/MBxBWt2jM9
— Geoff (@IamGeoff74) May 13, 2019
Between Rashida and Mel, I can’t today. Also, wtf Shia. https://t.co/GdSGQwtmcJ
— Sabrina McMillin (@sabrinamcmillin) May 13, 2019
How is this man getting work? And who on earth can possibly think this is anything other than an wholly awful decision? https://t.co/xNI309mNbH
— Daniel Summers (@WFKARS) May 13, 2019
Notorious Hollywood Antisemite #MelGibson to play ‘sinister’ character in satire about the Rothschilds! Gee, what could possibly go wrong there? ??♂️ https://t.co/ziOiDjCpYd pic.twitter.com/JKtov9nJIG
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) May 13, 2019
I am sure a Mel Gibson movie called "Rothchild" will be just fine. ? https://t.co/lejiPD05A1
— Kenneth Baer (@KennethBaer) May 13, 2019
I guess they’re just doing full anti-Semitic movie franchises now? https://t.co/HfJYfQ0xqm
— Jonathan M. Katz✍? (@KatzOnEarth) May 13, 2019
And the award for worst casting of the year goes to….
— Ofir Dayan אופיר דיין (@ofirdayan94) May 13, 2019
What’s next?
Mel Gibson to Star In Action Movie Taking Down International Banking Conspiracy, 'The Globalists'
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) May 13, 2019
Can't wait for Louis CK's new movie "Women, AM I RIGHT!?!?" also coming this fall.https://t.co/rkZggKIxmW
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) May 13, 2019
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