Gibson's 'Apocalypto' Explores Mayan Rites Mel Gibson's new film project, set for release in December, has religious overtones. ... Set in the final days of the Mayan civilization, ...

Shot in lush landscapes of Central America, "Apocalypto" shows us a fresh, vital, often beautiful and often terrifying world. And Gibson introduces us to a fearless set of performers who inhabit ...

Only trailers for "Apocalypto," which will be released on Friday, have been shown in Guatemala, but leaders say scenes of scary-looking Mayans with bone piercings and scarred faces hurling spears ...

Mel Gibson's bloody "Apocalypto" debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie, proving the filmmaker can deliver a winner despite a drunken-driving arrest and anti-Semitic rant last summer.'s bloody "Apocalypto ...

Mel Gibson's new movie "Apocalypto" drew several good early reviews on Friday from critics who cautioned the thriller set against the end of an ancient Mayan civilization is also extremely violent.

"Apocalypto" tells the story of the Mayan people — who built a civilization in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — and is in a Mayan language. Gibson employed Mayans for the film and has said he ...