Neither do American inmates, or really anyone we can think of, which is why we were surprised to hear that Mel Gibson is starting production on a new flick down in Mexico starting in January.
One of his locations will be a prison in Veracruz in which the inmates will have to be transferred to another facility during filming.
Over 300 relatives of inmates protested outside the prison yesterday afternoon in attempt to stop this from happening.
The concern of the protesters is that their loved ones will be moved so far away, they won’t be able to visit or bring them food. One protester held a sign that read “No transfers to make a movie.”
Though on the flip side, the inmates are in jail for a reason, so should people really care if criminals aren’t too happy?
After all the commotion, the director of the prison, Gerardo Duran, told the press that the rumors of a transfer were “unfounded,” but still he acknowledged that part of the facility will be cleared to allow the filmmakers to work.
What Mel wants, Mel gets – if he throws enough money at it!
Keep protesting, amigos! This surely isn’t over!
[Image via WENN.]
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