Mel Gibson is opening up about his initial reaction to learning Donald Trump had appointed him as a "special ambassador" to the incoming administration. In case you missed it, on Thursday, the president-elect revealed that the Braveheart actor had been appointed to a new position in politics,

President-elect Donald Trump’s naming of Mel Gibson as one of his “special envoys” to Hollywood surprised many, including Gibson himself. Trump on Thursday said Gibson and his fellow pro-Trump actors Sylvester Stallone and Jon Voight would act as his “eyes and ears” in the industry.

Gibson didn't appear in a new film until 2010's Edge of Darkness, after which he mounted a steady comeback with the The Beaver, Daddy's Home 2, and The Expendables 3 (the latter o