Gibson pushes for unedited TV showing of 'Passion'

Posted Thursday, April 15, 2004 at 10:14 PM Central

by John Couture

A few months ago, Janet Jackson made ripples across the country when a wardrobe malfunction caused her to bare a breast during the halftime show of the Superbowl. Now, it appears Mel Gibson is looking to push the envelope again.

Mel's Icon Productions is currently shopping the box office monster The Passion Of The Christ to network and cable TV stations. While a movie raking in over $350 million at the box office would normally have the stations drooling for the opportunity to have exclusive licensing rights, the graphic content is making it a tough sell. Not only that, but director Gibson is insisting that no cuts be made to the film at all.

Icon hopes to have The Passion Of The Christ make its debut on TV later this year after Fox brings it to DVD and VHS.