Mel Gibson Wanted To Star In ‘Schindler’s List’ But He Was Too Famous

Mel Gibson was on the shortlist for the main function in “Schindler’s List” … however regardless of his curiosity, the director was by no means going to select him.

When the producers have been casting the lead function within the iconic 1993 film, Mel’s title got here up … in response to Hollywood agent and CAA co-founder Michael Ovitz, who helped make the movie.

Ovitz advised The Hollywood Reporter Mel was within the undertaking and his agent tried to land him the half … however he says director Steven Spielberg was searching for a “non-movie” star as his main man.

Mel was, and nonetheless is, an enormous title in Hollywood … and by 1993 he had simply starred in his third ‘Deadly Weapon’ film … and already had a bunch of well-liked credit to his title.

Finally, Liam Neeson was solid as Oskar Schindler … and he helped the movie win 7 Oscars on the 1994 award present, together with Greatest Image.

The irony right here … we first reported on Mel’s racist and antisemitic comments throughout his 2006 DUI arrest. So it is wild that he was thought-about for this movie again then — which is clearly all concerning the Holocaust.