15 Upcoming Movies That Will Probably Waste Awesome Actors

12. Mel Gibson - Daddy's Home 2

Daddy S Home 2 Mel Gibson
Paramount

The Role: Kurt Mayron, the tough, probably right-wing father of Dusty (Mark Wahlberg), who doesn't take too kindly to his grandkids' beta stepdad (Will Ferrell) and grandpa (John Lithgow).

Why He'll Be Wasted: As amusing as the idea of Mel Gibson returning to a big-budget studio comedy is, there's one big issue holding this movie back: that pesky PG-13 rating.

Though the trailer shows Gibson trying to tell Dusty's kids a dead hooker joke, the rating will constrict him from truly getting foul-mouthed and unleashing some of that R-rated savagery everyone knows he's got bottled up.

At best he'll still be an amusing addition to a sequel nobody really needs, but at worst he could very well embarrass himself in a movie that's just too damn mild for its own good.

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