Mel Gibson is raving about the Lethal Weapon 5 script and promising it’ll be a huge success when it finally gets the green light – but there’s plenty of challenges and drama behind the scenes that has others concerned it’s destined instead to be a long-awaited disappointment,

Mel Gibson visited the rubble of his $14.5 million Malibu mansion Wednesday, one week after it burned down in the Palisades Fire. The actor, 69, was escorted through his neighborhood in a firetruck and then surveyed the damage done to his home of 15 years.

Mel Gibson is reflecting on his beginnings as an actor, from Australia’s indie movie scene to what pushed him into acting in the first place.

I’m OK with it. I’m OK. Don’t look back. You look forward,” the “Braveheart” actor said while examining the remains of his destroyed mansion.

Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson was seen surveying the damage done to his $14.5 million Malibu mansion after it burned down in the Pacific Palisades fire last week. The Lethal Weapon alum spoke out about the items he lost and the “sadness” he felt.

Mel Gibson tells Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo that he feels "stripped down" from the Los Angeles wildfires as he blames elected officials for "monumental mismanagement."

"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.

Hollywood star and director Mel Gibson gave NewsNation a tour of the remains of his Malibu home on Wednesday after it was destroyed in the California wildfires.

"During Joe Rogan’s podcast on Jan. 9, Mel Gibson promoted drugs that are not scientifically proven cancer treatments," the statement began. "Misinformation on cancer treatment is dangerous, cruel, irresponsible and gives false hope to people with cancer and their loved ones.

“And Sylvester Stallone is here – great guy. And you know I got Mel Gibson, Sylvester Stallone, and Jon Voight to become ambassadors to Hollywood, California, to put it back on track. So they ...

Jason Cherubini, co-founder of Dawn’s Light Media, explained to Fox News Digital what Sylvester Stallone, Mel Gibson, and Jon Voight’s roles as Hollywood “envoys” could mean politically for the industry.