Oscar winner Mel Gibson is tackling a new role overeas as art director of Xiao Feng’s 3D war movie “The Bombing,” a $65 million Chinese production that stars Bruce Willis, it was announced at a press conference in Xiangshan last week.
Gibson was invited to join the production by Chinese producer Dr. Shi Jianxiang, founder and CEO of Shanghai Kuailu Investment Group. “Mel is interested in what happened during that period of time, and provided relevant suggestions on how to make the movie. He is very insightful,” said Dr. Shi.
It has been 20 years since Gibson’s last visit to China, and he spoke highly of the project.