Mel Gibson and Andrew Garfield in Talks for World War II Drama
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mel-gibson-andrew-garfield-talks-739221
Mel Gibson and Andrew Garfield are in talks to team up for a World War II drama.
Gibson is slated to direct Hacksaw Ridge, the true story of war hero Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor even though he refused to bear arms on religious grounds.
Garfield would play Doss, if a deal comes to fruition.
Doss was drafted in 1942 but refused to kill or carry a weapon. He became a medic in the Pacific theater but was ostracized for his beliefs by other soldiers. However, refusing to be cowed, Doss made himself a legend when he saved 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa. He helped evacuate the wounded near enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers on the field, and in one overnight battle, was wounded by a grenade and later hit by a sniper while saving grunts. Doss also received two Bronze Stars and three Purple Hearts.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mel-gibson-andrew-garfield-talks-739221
Mel Gibson and Andrew Garfield are in talks to team up for a World War II drama.
Gibson is slated to direct Hacksaw Ridge, the true story of war hero Private First Class Desmond T. Doss, who won the Congressional Medal of Honor even though he refused to bear arms on religious grounds.
Garfield would play Doss, if a deal comes to fruition.
Doss was drafted in 1942 but refused to kill or carry a weapon. He became a medic in the Pacific theater but was ostracized for his beliefs by other soldiers. However, refusing to be cowed, Doss made himself a legend when he saved 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa. He helped evacuate the wounded near enemy lines, braved fire while tending to soldiers on the field, and in one overnight battle, was wounded by a grenade and later hit by a sniper while saving grunts. Doss also received two Bronze Stars and three Purple Hearts.
