For the past 10 years, the controversial social issues surrounding Mel Gibson has far eclipsed the esteem of his acting and directing roles. While his directorship of "Hacksaw Ridge" slowly puts him back to Hollywood radar, his quirky role in "The Professor and the Madman" might grant him full clemency.

Although nobody has officially declared it, Mel Gibson is pretty much a pariah celebrity. His embarrassing DUI misdemeanor and the leaked audio rants against his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva has earned him a proverbially bad (and possibly career-ending) PR.

An article published in Jobs & Hire describes how Mel Gibson seemingly launches his return to Hollywood fame after his stunning success with his latest directing masterpiece. Now his latest acting job is spotted by avid fans in Dublin (Ireland) sporting a rather unusual look for the upcoming film "The Professor and the Madman."

Mel Gibson is set to play the role of a controversial author of the 1857 edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. According to a report featured in Daily Mail UK, this movie is directly inspired by the 1998 novel written by Simon Winchester titled "The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness, and the Love of Words."

Judging by his Victorian overall Victorian outfit, Mel Gibson looks practically unrecognizable from his decades-old striking appearance. Nobody would have instantly recognized the well-dressed corpulent gentleman with a wild gray beard.

Apart from his radical looks, the recent developments of Mel Gibson's life seem to veer towards a more positive direction. An article published in Mirror features his current girlfriend Rosalind Ross giving birth to his ninth child.

Curiously, some civil rights activists have called for the outright boycott of all of Mel Gibson's movies on charges of racism, sexism, and anti-Semitism. But with "The Professor and the Madman" hitting the cinemas soon, Mel Gibson might have a sure shot at redeeming his stalwart reputation.