Liam Neeson might be the leading light in older bloke action films right now, but Mel Gibson made a career out of running around with guns long before he crossed the age of 58. He’s clearly looking to break off a piece of the **Taken **pie with a new thriller called **Blood Father.
Mesrine director Jean-Francois Richet is overseeing this one, which features a script by Peter Craig, who co-wrote The Town. **Blood Father **would see Gibson as an ex-con who must rebuild bridges with his wayward 16-year-old daughter when drug dealers mark her for death. And, we assume, he’ll have to wade in guns blazing.
Gibson could certainly use a boost as he attempts to reignite a career that has become stalled in controversy and sub-par output. Get The Gringo didn’t do him many favours, and while he was a loopy villain in** Machete Kills**, the sequel hardly made a blip. He’ll next be seen in The Expendables 3, which sends its aging action bunch back into the fight on August 15.