"I am appalled that in the year 2004, you are producing a white Jesus in a white dominated film," Sampson wrote in an open letter to the director. He went on to ask why Gibson hadn't cast Danny Glover--Gibson's sidekick in the "Lethal Weapon" series--as the lead."
Duh? For the same reason Mel wouldn't cast himself. Playing 33 would be too much of a stretch....