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And like "The Passion of the Christ," it will be shot in an archaic tongue. The writer-direct or plans an October starting date to shoot "Apocalypto," set 500 years a go in Central America, his spokesman, Alan Nierob, said Monday. Yes No Have you had a US driver's license for more than 3 years? Yes No Has any driver in your household had 2 or more accidents or moving violat ions in the last 3 years? Yes No GET QUOTES Dialogue will be spoken in an obscure Mayan dialect, in the same way Gibs on used Aramaic and Latin for his religious blockbuster "The Passion." Also like "The Passion," Gibson will bankroll "Apocalypto" himself. Disne y has signed on to release it domestically for a fee, similar to the dea l Gibson struck with Newmarket Films to distribute "The Passion," one of 2004's top hits with $370 million in domestic revenues. "We couldn't be more excited about working again with Mel and his team," said Dick Cook, chairman of Walt Disney Studios, whose previous collabor ations with Gibson include "Signs" and "Ransom." "This is one of the mos t original and unique scripts we've ever had the opportunity to read rec ently, and we plan for this to be an anchor of our summer schedule." Due out next summer, "Apocalypto" will feature a cast of unknowns native to the area in Mexico where the film will be shot, according to the Holl ywood trade paper Variety. Gibson will not appear in the film, and he's keeping the plot under wraps. At least three other studios passed on "Apocalypto," but others made bids for it, according to Variety. It's a far different reception than Gibson got for "The Passion," which s tudios passed on distributing because of its potentially divisive religi ous themes.
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