Well, Mel's an Expert at Staging His Own Crucifixion

Usually at the hands of fictional enemies Gibson concocts himself, the raving loon.

SYDNEY, Australia - Hollywood actor-director Mel Gibson has been asked to recreate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the streets of Sydney if the city is selected to host a major Catholic gathering in 2008, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Is there something in Australia's waters that turns not terribly bright men like Gibson and Russell Crowe into those with staggering egos and God complexes?