Lethal Weapon 5

[ZariusTwo]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

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]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

...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]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

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.

Originally Posted by Xav

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-gib...thal-weapon-5/

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

[ZariusTwo]

Seems official

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/mo...ct-1235048056/

[Andrew NDB]

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

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...-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]

Originally Posted by Sumac

even though most of those activists were not even grown up back than.

Most aren't even now.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Sumac

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]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

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]

Originally Posted by Sumac

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-conf...box=1663799211

[Andrew NDB]

May start soon. Like this quarter.

https://fantacytube.com/lethal-weapo...e-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.