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By Jeannette Walls
MSNBC
Updated: 2:42 a.m. ET March 2, 2005Will Mel Gibson lead Vin Diesel over the Alps?
Undaunted by the spectacular failure of the historic epic “Alexander,” action star Vin Diesel is still determined to star in a movie about Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who led his army and elephants across the Alps to attack Rome in the third century BC.
What’s more, he wants to direct the flick.
The “XXX” star has been quoted saying that Hannibal “is forever haunting me on the horizon, waiting” — and he is so determined to maintain his vision for the film, he wants to direct it himself, much like Mel Gibson defied naysayers and made “The Passion of the Christ.”
In fact, Diesel is saying that Gibson may have a hand in the project. “I don’t want to jinx our plans by being too specific, but if we keep our fingers crossed, we’re going to try and get started this year,” Diesel told the Calgary Sun and he went on to claim that he’s “had meetings with Mel Gibson and some other producers so things really are happening this time.”
Gibson’s rep couldn’t be reached by The Scoop for comment
MSNBC
Updated: 2:42 a.m. ET March 2, 2005Will Mel Gibson lead Vin Diesel over the Alps?
Undaunted by the spectacular failure of the historic epic “Alexander,” action star Vin Diesel is still determined to star in a movie about Hannibal, the Carthaginian general who led his army and elephants across the Alps to attack Rome in the third century BC.
What’s more, he wants to direct the flick.
The “XXX” star has been quoted saying that Hannibal “is forever haunting me on the horizon, waiting” — and he is so determined to maintain his vision for the film, he wants to direct it himself, much like Mel Gibson defied naysayers and made “The Passion of the Christ.”
In fact, Diesel is saying that Gibson may have a hand in the project. “I don’t want to jinx our plans by being too specific, but if we keep our fingers crossed, we’re going to try and get started this year,” Diesel told the Calgary Sun and he went on to claim that he’s “had meetings with Mel Gibson and some other producers so things really are happening this time.”
Gibson’s rep couldn’t be reached by The Scoop for comment
