Lethal Weapon 5 (1 Viewer)

[WillG]

One of the problems is that in the last decade or so (probably Columbine, was one of the big catalysts) there's been a lot more crackdown with theaters enforcing the "R" rating. When I was in like the 12 - 14 year range back in the late 80's, early 90's. It could be ridiculously easy to get into R rated films.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Mel Gibson to Direct Lethal Weapon 5​

Richard Donner had been developing the movie before his death, and had apparently asked Gibson to direct if he didn't live long enough to make the movie.

It's probably a win-win; Warner Bros. locks in its two leads and a critically acclaimed and dependable director. And Gibson gets to work with a major studio again, when he would otherwise be radioactive after his numerous and very public scandals.

 

[Tommy R]

I was expecting this fifth film to just not happen when Donner passed, but if it was his blessing in life to have Gibson direct then I’m all for it!

 

[Jeffrey D]

Hmmmm- Gibson is in his mid 60s and Glover is in his mid 70s. I don’t see this being any good because of their ages.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

They're definitely getting too old for this shit.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Hmmmm- Gibson is in his mid 60s and Glover is in his mid 70s. I don’t see this being any good because of their ages.

I’m pretty sure some younger actors will be in the cast too. Perhaps Russo and Gibson’s kid is a policeman and one of Glover’s kids is a detective now. The old men are around to bail out their kids from trouble.

 

[RobertMG]

I’m pretty sure some younger actors will be in the cast too. Perhaps Russo and Gibson’s kid is a policeman and one of Glover’s kids is a detective now. The old men are around to bail out their kids from trouble.

If they use the same actors/actresses that played Martaugh's kids the oldest son would be the right age to play a cop following in his dad's footsteps another great angle would be to have Grigg's kid(s) involved with Martaugh's kids. Wonder if Pesci and Rock and Darlene Love would come back?

 

[TonyD]

Do we know who is writing this yet?

Also what happened to @John Kilduff . I miss seeing Sincerely John Kilduff after all his posts.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Do we know who is writing this yet?

Richard Donner was developing the script with Richard Wenk, who wrote the screenplays for the Equalizer movies with Denzel Washington. No idea if Gibson will bring in someone new now that he's taking over.

I'd love for Shane Black to do a polish, since this is likely to be the last movie in the franchise centered around Glover and Gibson. But given his issues with how Riggs was portrayed in the sequels.

 

[Alex...]

Filming begins next year, Gibson will direct.

‘Lethal Weapon 5’ to Shoot Next Year, Mel Gibson Will Direct — World of Reel

Gibson had originally expressed confidence that the film would begin shooting in the first quarter of 2023, but that never materialized. So now it looks as though 2024 is being eyed. Warner Bros is set to produce.

www.worldofreel.com

 

[Tommy R]

Cool! It seemed that it was being put on the back burner earlier this year. I feel the clock is ticking for Gibson and Glover to feasibly doing this, hopefully nothing else delays it.

 

[SD_Brian]

Could be good, could be bad. Lethal Weapons 2-4 were all somewhat topical (apartheid, gang violence, human trafficking), so it will be interesting to see if/how they deal with the headline-grabbing issues of police reform in the new movie. Maybe Lethal Weapon 5 could see the family of Mr. Joshua (Gary Busey's character from the original) suing the LAPD for allowing Riggs to beat him to a pulp and then shoot him to death on Murtaugh's front lawn while a group of officers stood around and cheered.

 

[Jeff Cooper]

Lol, they were too old for this shit 30 years ago what the hell are they gonna do now?

 

[jayembee]

Lol, they were too old for this shit 30 years ago what the hell are they gonna do now?

Mel can have a knock-down, drag-out fight with someone roughly his own age this time. Someone like...oh, I dunno...Jackie Chan?

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

Guess we should be calling this Lethargic Weapon.

 

[SD_Brian]

Maybe it will be a prequel and they'll use that de-aging technology that's all the rage now to show Riggs and Murtaugh's Vietnam experiences.