Monday, July 6, 2026

Mel Gibson Makes Another B Movie (Or Worse) This Time Playing Santa Claus and Titled “Fatman”

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Mel Gibson continues to troll the depths of the movie world for new projects.

His newest one is called “Fatman,” and he plays Santa Claus– a misogynistic racist Santa perhaps wearing some padding.

“Fatman” will be released for Christmas and it’s distributed by Saban Films, the last word in B– or maybe D– films. Their other titles right now are “Retaliation” and “Most Wanted.” Their releases are the kind we used to see up at Magno Screening, in silence.

Mel plays a Santa who’s the object of a hit man, played by Walton Goggins, hired– realistically– by a 12 year who hasn’t gotten the gifts he wanted. Directors are the Nelms Brothers, who are not the Coens, Safdies, or even Marx brothers. The main difference is, they hired Mel Gibson.

See you on VOD.

 

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Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman
Roger Friedman is the founder and editor-in-chief of Showbiz411. He wrote the FOX411 column on FoxNews.com from 1999 to 2009, where he covered Michael Jackson, and previously wrote the "Intelligencer" column at New York magazine in the mid-1990s, where he covered the O.J. Simpson trial. He also edited Fame magazine. His bylines have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, Vogue, Details, and the Miami Herald. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Awards (Film and Television branches), and his movie reviews are tracked by Rotten Tomatoes. With D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, he co-produced the 2002 documentary "Only the Strong Survive," which screened at Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.

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