SR: This is a new twist on the heist film. Are you a fan of the genre?
AM: ”I love heist films. If I could I would do ‘Lethal Weapon 5′ I would do it in a heartbeat. I love those psychological thrillers. I’m going to be the young Danny Glover.”
SR: But if you’re going to be the Danny Glover character you inherently
cannot be young. He has to be “too old for this ****.”
AM: ”No look at it this way, if I put some grey in my hair I can play 31 and the Mel Gibson’s character is a young hothead so he can be fresh out of the academy at 22.”
SR: So if you’re Murtaugh, who’s Riggs?
AM: ”When I think of a young hot head who’s full of hot air I think of Chris Evans. Isn’t he a guy you just want to smack around?”
SR: I kind of want to fight-club Bradley Cooper.
AM: (Laughing) “I just want to beat him up. I don’t want to smack him around.”
SR: Fair enough. Chris Evans it is.
AM: ”See? Me and Chris Evans. You gotta pitch that movie to the studios. I’ll give you an AP (associate producer) credit.”