Mel Gibson was "surprised" when President-elect Donald Trump named him a "special ambassador" to Hollywood this week. The actor and filmmaker shared his reaction to the news on Thursday, saying he learned about the announcement the same way that everyone else did — through social media.

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"I got the tweet at the same time as all of you and was just as surprised. Nevertheless, I heed the call,” said Gibson in a statement.

I think Newsom said, you know, ‘I’m going to take care of the forest and maintain the forest’ and do all that kind of stuff,” Gibson said. “He didn’t do anything.”

President-elect Donald Trump has appointed actors Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, and Jon Voight to be his “special ambassadors” to Hollywood, calling it a “great but very troubled place.”

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Mel Gibson just gave a major update to his long-awaited sequel to his 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the Christ. Speaking on Joe Rogan’s podcast Thursday, the actor-director says he plans to begin filming the sequel in 2026. The title: The Resurrection of the Christ.