"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.

Gibson didn't appear in a new film until 2010's Edge of Darkness, after which he mounted a steady comeback with the The Beaver, Daddy's Home 2, and The Expendables 3 (the latter o

Mel Gibson said he was surprised to learn that he will serve as a special envoy for Hollywood to President-elect Donald Trump. On Thursday, Trump also said Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight would serve in that position.