Lethal Weapon 5

[Andrew NDB]

I remain skeptical, but talk persists...

https://www.darkhorizons.com/lethal-weapon-5-making-serious-progress/

[triplexxx]

Assuming the idea does get off the ground, how they going to make do without Mary Ellen Trainor around? Also hope they're thinking of using the same soundtrack, otherwise it's going to be DOA for sure.

[Andrew NDB]

Assuming the idea does get off the ground, how they going to make do without Mary Ellen Trainor around? Also hope they're thinking of using the same soundtrack, otherwise it's going to be DOA for sure.

It sounds like a pretty scaled back "personal" story is what they have in mind. Probably something a little depressing. Like, I don't expect even Pesci to be in it, probably not even Chris Rock.

[Candy Kappa]

Escape from the retirement home to take out one more bad guy, mayhaps?

[Voltron]

Escape from the retirement home to take out one more bad guy, mayhaps?

There aren't enough low speed chases in movies. Just once I'd like the heroes to have to take their meds uh'cuz they got the diabeetus.

[frank_one]

It won't be the same without the mullet.

[Andrew NDB]

It won't be the same without the mullet.

He didn't even have that in 4.

[Sumac]

Please no.
LW4 was a perfect hopeful ending for the series. No need to ruin it with another pessimistic and dour story.

[Egon1982]

No, 4 ended the story well.

Let it be and move on to new franchises.

[IMJ]

Please no.
LW4 was a perfect hopeful ending for the series. No need to ruin it with another pessimistic and dour story.

Yeah it really was..... Sort of a happy "family" ending for the old guys and the movie itself was pretty good too. Now I want to watch it again - it's been years. Years as in "original DVD era".

[Andrew NDB]

Still hubbub about it. From last month:

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2559011/mel-gibson-offers-lethal-weapon-5-update

[CyberCubed]

Mel Gibson is only 64? That surprised me I thought he was 70 already. He looks double his age.

[Sumac]

Mel Gibson is only 64? That surprised me I thought he was 70 already. He looks double his age.
He was a raging alcoholic for some time, this **** makes people old. Trust me, I've seen this crap happening in real life.

[IMJ]

He was a raging alcoholic for some time, this **** makes people old. Trust me, I've seen this crap happening in real life.

I just watched "The Professor and the Madman" on Netflix. Was really surprised at how quickly I fell into it. It was really good and touched on content that I thought was really interesting..... Gibson was pretty good in it.

[Sumac]

I just watched "The Professor and the Madman" on Netflix. Was really surprised at how quickly I fell into it. It was really good and touched on content that I thought was really interesting..... Gibson was pretty good in it.
He is an amazing actor. It is sad, that wealth and fame got to his head and ****ed him up.

[drgon78]

I'm getting too old for this sh*t;)

[Andrew NDB]

Richard Donner confirms he will direct it and all is well:

https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1159593-richard-donner-confirms-he-will-direct-lethal-weapon-5

[Sumac]

Oh no.
Don't make it SJW infested grimdark trash.

[Xav]

Always Sunny already did it.

[CyberCubed]

Lethal Weapon 4 ended the series perfectly with a really upbeat and optimistic ending (the two families were together taking pictures with all their kids), and I can't shake the feeling they would go with a downer ending here with one of the two main characters dying. Plus I doubt they can get Joe Pesci back at this point and it wouldn't be the same without him either.

Also 2020 era Mel Gibson is not 1980-1990's Mel Gibson, so the appeal of the actor is pretty much gone now.

[ZariusTwo]

I can't shake the feeling they would go with a downer ending here with one of the two main characters dying

...Which had been the intended ending of Lethal Weapon 2

[Sumac]

...Which had been the intended ending of Lethal Weapon 2
So?

I just want for once to have a long existing series of movies to end up on a positive note, without bunch of people dying and the like. I have this **** in real world all around.

[Xav]

Like, I don't expect even Pesci to be in it, probably not even Chris Rock.What about Rene Russo? Her character got married and had a kid with Riggs, it would be weird it she didn't show up.

[Andrew NDB]

Yeah... I would hope they don't go SJW with this. I'm pretty sure Donner doesn't care about that sort of stuff, but directing or not I'm not sure how much say he'd be having creatively in things beyond saying "Yes" or "No" to the stuff being handed to him.

Erk. I guess it is entirely possible Lethal Weapon 5 ends with Riggs/Gibson sacrificing himself to save a warehouse full of black Jewish people, to atone for the actor's crimes IRL or something. That would definitely make me check out of it.

What about Rene Russo? Her character got married and had a kid with Riggs, it would be weird it she didn't show up.

She has to be in it. Though the story could easily be that they're divorced now, took the kid(s) and all, too. Now, I doubt they'd have her be dead.

[Andrew NDB]

Directed by Mel Gibson?

https://www.darkhorizons.com/mel-gibson-to-direct-lethal-weapon-5/

I don't see it happening. But I'd love to see it.

[ZariusTwo]

Seems official

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/mel-gibson-lethal-weapon-5-direct-1235048056/

[Andrew NDB]

Missed this two months ago, but Danny Glover is officially OK with Gibson directing:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-10488963/Mel-Gibson-confirms-Danny-Glover-make-appearance-Lethal-Weapon-5.html

[Sumac]

For some reason I expect main characters to die.

Also, another thing I expect is a Twatter meltdown, since they hate Gibson, not that most of them can remember anything about him, except for drunken rant about Jews almost 20(&) years ago? But as always with a leftards "never forgive, never forget", even though most of those activists were not even grown up back than.

[frank_one]

even though most of those activists were not even grown up back than.Most aren't even now.

[Andrew NDB]

For some reason I expect main characters to die.

Riggs, 100%. But maybe Murtaugh too. Hell, maybe the whole story is avenging Murtaugh this time.

[Sumac]

Riggs, 100%. But maybe Murtaugh too. Hell, maybe the whole story is avenging Murtaugh this time.
Twatter gonna blockade Gibson, if that's the case: imagine guy who berated Jews while drunk, kills Black protagonist and gives himself a main role in a movie about partners.

[Andrew NDB]

Twatter gonna blockade Gibson, if that's the case: imagine guy who berated Jews while drunk, kills Black protagonist and gives himself a main role in a movie about partners.

Maybe, but this isn't Gibson's story. He's just executing Donner's "Lethal Finale" script, so he can always respond back with that.

There's still that troubling quote from Glover back in December of 2020:

“I don’t want to give away the plot on the script that I read, but I found the plot had very strong relevance to some of things that are happening today,” Glover said. “I can say that. But that was in January. History changes so fast. But yes, there’s been talk about it. I can only tell you, if it does happen, there is something extraordinary in it. If Lethal Weapon gives us some sort of contribution to understanding a little bit more. It would be interesting to do. It would be interesting to see how we take this within the political framework we are in; the economic framework that we are in. And especially that framework as opposed to the communities that have been affected by the kind of police violence, the kind of police standards, and the power that they exert as well. And what would be interesting from that vantage point is what that attempt could be like at this particular moment.”

If one was to be suspicious of what that could mean, it could be that there's a pack of crooked white cops (like the "Magnum Force" kind of, except racist) in LA. Something happens with Murtaugh (maybe he's on vacation or something) and he runs afoul of the police maybe like at a traffic stop and gets shot up and is killed (or lives long enough to impart some final words to Murtaugh), maybe some family members, too. Then the movie is Riggs hell-bent on tracking down and killing the crooked white cops because end racism, defund the police, etc.. And probably dies in the process, like from his wounds after killing the last one.

[Sumac]

I don't think SJW will care about who wrote what. They already hate Gibson, so they will assume it is his work and that's it.

As for the quote...eugh...last thing I want for such a good series as Lethal Weapon to go out with a whimper, due to the "MESSAGE".

[CyberCubed]

I still doubt this is going to happen, it's like the mythical Rush Hour 4 that Jackie Chan keeps teasing that never comes around.

That and Mel Gibson is damaged goods these days...so.

[Andrew NDB]

The biggest reason I think it will happen is because was basically Richard Donner's departing wish that it does. Also that it probably won't cost a ton of money to make, especially if it's more "intimate."

[Andrew NDB]

Gibson confident it'll film early next year and script is done:

https://movieweb.com/mel-gibson-confident-lethal-weapon-5-will-shoot-early-2023/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox-TW&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1663799211

[Andrew NDB]

May start soon. Like this quarter.

https://fantacytube.com/lethal-weapon-5-all-we-know-so-far/

[Andrew NDB]

Meager update:

https://movieweb.com/mel-gibson-lethal-weapon-5-update/

[CyberCubed]

One of them is probably going to die before this comes out. They waited far too long.

[IMJ]

I would say that with the success of the new BHC (which is a solid flick), one more Lethal Weapon just became more likely.

[Andrew NDB]

I would say that with the success of the new BHC (which is a solid flick), one more Lethal Weapon just became more likely.

I was just going to say that. Exactly.

[Andrew NDB]

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[Barkworm]

I thought Lethal Weapon 4 wrapped the series up nicely so good to hear there won‘t be another one.

[CyberCubed]

Good, we don't really need another one especially at their current ages.

[ZariusTwo]

Mel realizes they're too old for this s*it8)

[Xav]

Mel Gibson reveals key details in Lethal Weapon 5 update: ‘The characters are quite different’

https://ew.com/mel-gibson-reveals-key-details-in-lethal-weapon-5-update-12057718

[Andrew NDB]

But basically there isn't any new news on it at all beyond a hope that when Paramount-Skydance finishes their acquisition of WB that it might have a chance at getting made.

[CyberCubed]

Doesn't Danny Glover also have early stage alzheimers or something? I remember hearing that. I'm not even sure if he's capable of acting anymore, let alone in another 2-3 years from now.