Mel Gibson has appeared in a new monster movie that came out in theaters recently!
id="mel-gibson-and-monster-summer">Mel Gibson and Monster Summer:The actor has recently been in films and has faced Rotten Tomatoes ratings that have been mixed with some hitting major marks, but others that weren't as popular! The director of Monster Summer, which takes a summer adventure approach is David Henrie who is well known for his roles in the popular shows How I Met Your Mother and Wizards of Waverly Place.
For this newest project Mel Gibson and a crew of fantastic, young stars take the lead as they take on this monster threat!
A Look at the Cast for Monster Summer:
- It’s a blend of actors such as Mel Gibson
- The star Mason Thames
- Noah Cottrell
- Nora Zehetner
- Patrick Renna
- Lorraine Bracco
- Kevin James
Fans of these shows, and Movies will really enjoy what this cast brings together. You get a really diverse group of actors who have some recognizable talent as they step up to help audiences make sense of what is going on.
Monster Summer Box Office
For the Rotten Tomatoes crowd. This film came out in 2024 and has had a mixed rating. While fans and critics alike gave this film some decent feedback! It doesn’t quite live up to what other Mel Gibson releases had managed to achieve.
Currently the Rotten Tomatoes score sits at 50% for Monster Summer.
A big surprise given his legacy as an actor. For fans of Mel Gibson Movies! They haven’t been a hit recently as it appears.
For the past 4 years the actor has had his movies either go "Rotten" or "Fresh" and Monster Summer fits right in!
- Monster Summer earned an unfortunate score. Mel Gibson also starred in films like: "Boneyard (44%)
- Confidential Informant (0%)
- On the Line (20%)
- Hot Seat (15%)
- Father Stu (43%)
- Agent Game (21%)
- Panama (7%)
- Dangerous (29%)
- Fatman (44%)
- Force of Nature (8%)
In recent years, these movies are mostly met with negative criticism. But there was an interesting flip!
While those movies got their fair share of "Rotten" feedback in this past 4 year timeframe, Gibson has a few titles that earned a fresh rating:
- Desperation Road (with 60%)
- Bandit ( with 71%)
- Last Looks ( with 67%)
- Boss Level ( with 74%)
For those who love action, and for those that have always loved a great monster movie, there's a lot that this series offers but may also be missing!
A Look At Mel Gibson's Legacy:
It seems, no matter what the latest box office scores say, Mel Gibson has left an imprint. In fact, for those who think this is an actor who has not left their mark on Hollywood, think again!
Mel Gibson is one of those actors with amazing power on-screen! The guy has really created a legacy that most other actors can only hope for! He dominated the movie industry for over 20 years as an actor who turned into a director with the epic success, "Braveheart."! But it wasn't all smooth sailing. There have been legal challenges, which seem to have overshadowed Mel Gibson's, amazing movie successes.
Gibson's Recent Work
While his popularity waned due to legal challenges. Mel Gibson started to star in a new group of independent movies as a way of working around those issues and has found a way to keep himself busy in a great way!
It really looks like he’s getting back on the right path! And maybe he has to do so through a couple of indie releases that may be good to have those in your catalog. This new release came in the middle of what some say might be his new resurgence to the top of the industry.
You can even catch Mel Gibson's movie, "Hacksaw Ridge", which is a critically acclaimed war movie. His success also garnered a 2017 Oscar nomination as director.
There are certainly fans who are waiting to see what this movie has in store, and there might just be some more upcoming projects.
"Passion of the Christ 2" will be on the big screen soon as well!
id="what-mel-gibson-s-next-move-will-be?">What Mel Gibson's Next Move Will BeIt's clear there have been so many great films and roles! Yet, his career seems a bit unsure if his latest releases have shown his best!
Fans are interested in seeing "Passion of the Christ 2. which has great momentum! To be successful the films have to have critical and popular impact and Monster Summer doesn't quite appear to fit that mold. That's not to say that there isn't another Mel Gibson film that could hit it big in the box office.
With the upcoming release, the movie might be his chance to reclaim the big screen!
With such an accomplished history, it's great to see how this story may continue!
