No Studio Would Touch Apocalypto

Mel Gibson self-financed Apocalypto with $40 million of his own money because no studio would touch a film in an ancient Mayan dialect starring first-time actors shot in a real jungle and the result is one of the most purely cinematic films ever made. --- Script and Edit: Jesse D Ortiz Producer: Brandon Russell & AJ Mijares --- Follow us on TikTok:   / middayreviews   Follow us on Instagram:   / middayreviews   Subscribe to our newsletter: https://middayreviews.substack.com/