1. Benedict Fitzgerald may be making progress in his lawsuit against Mel Gibson. A judge has ordered Gibson to appear for a deposition by mid-January, to discuss how he spent his money while making The Passion of the Christ (2004). Fitzgerald, a screenwriter, says he was underpaid for the work that he did on Gibson’s film, and he says Gibson engaged in a “chronic and conspiratorial pattern of deceit” when it came to discussing the movie’s finances with him. Gibson, for his part, says he can’t afford to give a deposition because it would interrupt the production of his next film, Edge of Darkness. — Associated Press, WENN (x2)
2. Mary, Mother of the Christ — a project that Fitzgerald sold to MGM nearly two years ago — is moving along quite well, according to co-writer Barbara Nicolosi. In a blog post today, she said the film “is going ahead in a very graced way. The financing seems to have come together in the last week. A director is attached and it’s out to talent and a shooting date is on the calendar for March.” — Barbara Nicolosi
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