Mel Gibson is looking forward to working in more big-budget films in this city

Actor-filmmaker Mel Gibson, who earlier helmed Mark Wahlberg-starrer Flight Risk, said he is eager to return to Las Vegas to work on another project.

Gibson, who has been a part of Hollywood for several decades, was in January announced as the special ambassador to Hollywood alongside Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone by US President Donald Trump.

In an interview with Las Vegas Review-Journal, Gibson shared his experience working with Wahlberg in the action thriller film.

Mel Gibson lauds Mark Wahlberg

Praising the actor, Gibson called Wahlberg an "industrious guy" and somebody who is "great to work with."

The production experience in Vegas was topnotch... I am certain Vegas will accommodate Mark in a big way. I look forward to coming back for big-budget movies," Fox Business quoted Gibson as saying.

Prior to Flight Risk, Gibon and Wahlberg have worked in projects like Father Stu and Daddy’s Home 2, with Gibson portraying the role of Wahlberg’s father in both the films.

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Donald Trump's announcement

In January this year, President Trump announced Gibson, Voight and Stallone as the special ambassadors of Hollywood, stating that they will "serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE!”

While speaking to Sean Hannity in January, Gibson shared that they only found out about being appointed a Hollywood ambassador after the US President posted the same on social media. He said he was ready and willing to serve in "any way I can.”

Gibson even claimed that tax incentives for shooting work in California were not enough to keep the region competitive.

During the interview, he recalled how he was supposed to shoot for a day in Los Angeles, but found out that it was "cheaper for me to take the whole crew and fly them to Europe and shoot for three days".

He even alleged that Arnold Schwarzenegger, who earlier served as the California Governor, made a possible effort to "level the playing field years ago," but he was unable to do so "because there were obstacles.”

To this, Hannity asked Gibson why he continues to stay in Malibu even when several big names in the entertainment industry have left the state. This includes his Flight Risk co-star Wahlberg, who moved to Nevada three years ago.

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In reply, Gibson said he does not want to blame anybody, but asked "what’s going to happen" if everybody leaves the region.

FAQs

1. Where does Mark Wahlberg stay?
The actor shifted his family from California to Nevada nearly three years ago.

2. When was Flight Risk released in theatres?
The film was released on January 24.