The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Mel Gibson will take part in a special marathon screening of the Mad Max film trilogy on 21 January 2012 in Hollywood.
The screening will be part of the American Cinematheque series, at the Egyptian Theatre (though it is not yet listed on the Egyptian’s own schedule).
The Times says “Gibson will sit for a Q&A at the American Cinematheque event that will include screenings of Mad Max, The Road Warrior, and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the post-apocalyptic action trilogy that helped launch Gibson’s star in America. The films were directed by George Miller (the third one had George Ogilvie as co-director) and he has plans now to return to the brand with a fourth film, Mad Max: Fury Road, this time starring British actor Tom Hardy, who is also playing the villain Bane in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Batman film The Dark Knight Rises.
The Times also notes “the Mad Max event is part of American Cinematheque’s Mayan calendar countdown series. The group is hosting one end-of-the-world evening each month in 2012—the year that some believe the Mayan calendar has pinpointed for the apocalypse. The onstage interview will be handled by Hero Complex lead writer Geoff Boucher—who has previously written about Gibson’s career, crises, and upcoming plans.”
Also on the Egyptian’s schedule is a New Year’s Day screening of the entire Back to the Future trilogy, starting at 5PM (see this listing). Tickets for the BttF marathon are $11.00.
The American Cinematheque is “a non-profit, viewer-supported cultural organization dedicated exclusively to the public presentation of the Moving Picture in all its forms. The Cinematheque presents the best of film and video—ranging form the classics to the outer frontiers of the art form.” The American Cinematheque was created in 1981 to “honor and promote America’s indigenious art form—the Moving Picture; to present the full range of film and video, not otherwise available to the widest possible audience; to establish a forum for an on-going dialogue between filmmakers and filmgoers; to provide a high profile exhibition facility for other independent film and video organizations; and to encourage and support new talent by creating a showcase for their work.”