Gibson Maccabee movie shelved Actors Mel Gibson, Sean Penn and Julia Roberts attend the Cinema For Peace event benefitting J/P Haitian Rel...

Gibson Maccabee movie shelved

Actors Mel Gibson, Sean Penn and Julia Roberts attend the Cinema For Peace event benefitting J/P Haitian Relief Organization in Los Angeles held at Montage Hotel in January, 2012. Gibson's latest film project has been shelved by Warner Brothers due to worries about the script. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images For J/P Haitian Relief Organization and Cinema For Peace)

Troubled actor Mel Gibson poses at the ceremony for the 25th American Cinematheque Award in Beverly Hills, California October 14, 2011. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

Actor Mel Gibson attends a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court to finalize financial issues in a custody battle with former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva In Los Angeles on August 31, 2011. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian/Pool

Presenter Mel Gibson, right, jokes with honoree Robert Downey Jr. during a mock presentation backstage at the 25th American Cinematheque Award benefit gala honoring Downey, Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Actor Mel Gibson (L) and Warner Bros. President of Worldwide Marketing Sue Kroll attend the Cinema For Peace event benefitting J/P Haitian Relief Organization in Los Angeles held at Montage Hotel on January 14, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For J/P Haitian Relief Organization and Cinema For Peace)

Warner Bros. has put on hold a controversial Mel Gibson movie project about the Jewish Maccabee revolt in the 2nd Century B.C. after reading the script by writer Joe Eszterhas. April12, 2012, (TheWrap.com).