Mel Gibson is about to keep himself a very busy man in Hollywood. Not only that he is going to direct a “Vikings” film with Leo Dicaprio, he is also going to star in an action/drama titled, “How I Spent My Summer Vacation”. This is not a comedy, although the title sounds like it. Mel will be starring the leading role in, “Summer Vacation”. He won’t be directing this one. Mel did write the script himself, though.

The plot/synopsis is about a man who is a career criminal and is arrested by Mexican authorities. He is sent to a prison where he learns how to survive prison life by a 9 year old boy.

More on it here:

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/15922/mel-gibson-takes-a-summer-vacation–

You may think a 9 year old boy in an adult prison is silly and you may find it unrealistic, but if you do your research on prisons, yes, it is possible that children can be sent to an adult prison for life. It happens.

Sounds like Mel doesn’t want to direct two movies one after another. Maybe that’s why he decided to star in this one and not direct? I know he has starred the leading role in and directed both at the same time in movies before with movies such as “Braveheart” for starters and also, “The Man Without a Face” is another one.

I wonder who they’ll pick for the 9 year old prison boy. Shall be interesting.

Kev