Mel Gibson Unenthusiatic About Lethal Weapon 5

[TMC1982]

http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a146573/gibson-dismisses-new-lethal-weapon.html?imdb

Mel Gibson has ruled out a return to the Lethal Weapon franchise.
The actor, who starred as cop Martin Riggs in the first four instalments of the action series, told MTV that he has little interest in reprising the role.

"I couldn't imagine going back there to try to revive that one," he said. "I think we got everything we could out of it."

Interest in a new Lethal Weapon was sparked last year when original writer Shane Black penned an outline for a fifth movie, attracting producer Joel Silver. However, according to series director Richard Donner, the film collapsed when Gibson snubbed an offer to return.

"Of course these things always come around," Gibson continued. "Five though? Five?! Please."

Gibson will return to the big screen in November after a six-year absence to star in Martin Campbell's Edge Of Darkness.

I kind of torn between whether or not a Lethal Weapon 5 is a good idea. At one end, Gibson needs to win his fans and public support back after the controversy surrounding his drunken driving/anti-Semetic remarks scandal. Also, Harrison Ford during a fourth Indiana Jones, Bruce Willis doing a fourth Die Hard, Sylvester Stallone doing a sixth Rocky and fourth Rambo, Arnold Schwarzenegger doing a third Terminator (12 years after the second), and recently, Eddie Murphy planning to do a fourth Beverly Hills Cop are recent examples of older actors revisting well known action-adventure franchises in order to prove that they can still kick ass.

On the other end, I kind of agree with Gibson that it's going to be awfully hard to figure out other places to take the Lethal Weapon saga. The fourth one felt like a big old family reunion, with the "Why Can't We Be Friends" montage at the end, seemingly further driving home the point that this was going to be the last one. Plus, I kind of like the fact that in the first one, Martin Riggs is this burned out, depressed, suicidal cop, and by the fourth movie, he's able to remarry and becomes a father (talk about character evolution). Gibson was reluctant to do a Lethal Weapon 4, but decided to go for it after receiving a fat paycheck.

The only way that I could see a Lethal Weapon 5 working is that they do a geopolticial storyline that's relevant to whatever is going on in the news right now. Like the second one, talked about aparthide, the third one talked about gun control, and the fourth one talked about slavery and immigration issues.

 

[SuperFerret]

Lethal Weapon 5? Please, they're too old for that ****.

 

[xwolverine2]

Lethal Weapon 5? Please, they're too old for that ****.

couldnt have put it better myself

 

[BloodyWolverine]

Just do Batman Begins for this franchise there are penlty of great people who could play Riggs adn Murtagh these days. Maybe its a new unit and danny Glover is chief or Captain.

 

[Rishi]

What would be the point?

Just make a new franchise... sheesh.

 

[Why Are You Crouching Spock?]

I thought 4 had a great ending.
Cheesy as hell... but a good ending.

 

[Adrian89]

Very wise of Gibson, he spoken true words!

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Tbh, I wouldl voe to see him back in LW 5. However, the ending of the fourth one really seemed like "the end".

 

[scifiwolf]

Here's a novel idea: no sequel, no reboot! Why can't filmmakers let a good thing be and come up with their own f**king material?

 

[Spider-Fan]

Leave Lethal Weapon alone. LEAVE IT ALONE!!!

 

[Doctor Jones]

Just leave it be.

 

[Doctor Jones]

And I hate how people still have a beef with him over that anti semetic views.

For God's sake, he was drunk, and most of all he apologized. Let's move on. But of course alot of people can't.

 

[StrainedEyes]

And I hate how people still have a beef with him over that anti semetic views.

For God's sake, he was drunk, and most of all he apologized. Let's move on. But of course alot of people can't.

Him being drunk doesn't mean anything. All it did was lower his inhibitions and let him loose to spout what he thinks.

 

[Nivek]

Eh, I'd rather he see him in a bookend Mad Max film as old Max.

As far as his anti-semetic opinions, that and his religious dogma have hurt him in my eyes. A liitle booze does not put that into your head. Same thing in making a movie that re-stirred up hatred for Jews and made the Romans (the people who drove the nails and hung him up) come off better. You can't do that film, from that perspective, then say it was not Anti-Jew.

 

[TMC1982]

And I hate how people still have a beef with him over that anti semetic views.

For God's sake, he was drunk, and most of all he apologized. Let's move on. But of course alot of people can't.

What does the fact that he was drunk have to do with him saying all of that hateful crap? That is absolutely the lamest excuse you can have for being prejudice (the alcohol made me do it). Quit drinking the Gibson Kool-Aid!

 

[Doctor Jones]

But he apologized. Maybe the drinking doesn't excuse it, it was horrible yes, but people are still clinging onto that like he's all about that now.

 

[BloodyWolverine]

Hell people forgave Brittany and her crap why can't people do teh same with Gibson and be glad one of the better actors is back. Maybe next Arnold will make a come back after his term ends as the govenator.

 

[TMC1982]

Hell people forgave Brittany and her crap why can't people do teh same with Gibson and be glad one of the better actors is back. Maybe next Arnold will make a come back after his term ends as the govenator.

Britney Spears never offended or singled out an entire race of people during her personal crisis, like Mel Gibson did. And you really have to wonder if Mel is genuinuely sorry about hurting people's feelings or only sorry that he got caught. Mel's father, Hutton is a big time wack job also, believing amoung other things, that the Holocaust never happened.