Mel Gibson Goofs Off While Dining in Rome and Working on New Film

Mel Gibson was hamming it up for the cameras — or should it be prosciutto? — dining solo in Rome while working on his latest film project.

Mel was snapped on Thursday enjoying some delicious-looking pasta … and proceeded to goof off — as you can clearly see — when he noticed he was being photographed.

A source close to Mel tells TMZ … He’s in Rome for pre-production of “Resurrection of the Christ” — which is the follow-up to his 2004 biblical epic, “The Passion of the Christ.”

As we reported … Mel was recently in the news when a straw poll showed he was a popular candidate to run for California governor … but a source close to the actor told us he’s not interested in politics — although he’s flattered by the results.