Sequel Bits: ‘Lethal Weapon 5,’ Mad Max: Fury Road,' ‘Catching Fire,’ ‘Scary Movie 5,’ ‘Kick-Ass 2’
One actor joins a sequel and teases a second, while a different actor dismisses a sequel and approves another. All that and more in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump read about the following:
Mel Gibsonis promoting his direct-to-DVD action film,Get the Gringo, and did a very good interview withComingSoonwhere he discussed a bunch of things including the possibility ofLethal Weapon 5and any involvement with the fourthMad Max,Mad Max: Fury Road. On the topic ofLethal Weapon 5, Gibson said he wouldn’t be enticed to do it but wouldn’t be surprised if it was remade:
He then said that, years ago, he andGeorge Millertalked about an idea for a newMad Maxbut that it would have been way too expensive. He’s 100% behindMad Max: Fury Roadthough, met withTom Hardyabout it and will definitely be seeing the movie:
Oh yeah, I’ll have a look. It’ll be fun. I think he’s a good actor. He commits completely and he looks great. There’s this scary thing about him which is kind of right for that. Tom needed to sit down and talk more than I did. I’m really happy about that. But I hope they do a great job. I’m a big fan of George’s.
Speaking ofMad Max: Fury Road,Latino Reviewposted a press release on the production which included the following plot synopsis. Head there for more info:
Mad Max is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of those who survived.
Christopher Mintz-Plassespoke toNext Movieon the occasion of his latest film,ParaNorman, and seems very, very excited forKick-Ass 2, which starts shooting soon:
Day by day, casting forFrancis Lawrence’sThe Hunger Games: Catching Firecontinues. We still don’t know who’s going to (officially) play Finnick Odair (thoughSam Claflin seems likely) but today we found out who is playing District 1 tribute Cashmere:Stephanie Leigh Schlund. She’s on the new Fox showThe Following. See who else has to be cast on thisFacebook page.
WithThe Raid: Redemptionout on Blu-ray today, lots of people are talking about it. Mondo has a poster and now the writer directorGareth Evanstook toTwitter(viaTwitch Film) to reveal a new character in the eventual sequel: Berandal. Her name is Hammer Girl.
Terry Crewsis having a great year. He’s fantastic in a small role on HBO’sThe Newsroom, totally bad ass inThe Expendables 2, and now he’s been cast inScary Movie 5according toBlackFilm:
That sounds like anExpendables 3confirmation too, right?
Finally,The Hollywood Reporterconfirmes the first super famous people to die inScary Movie 5. It’s obviously a pretty big spoiler for a movie that hasn’t started shooting yet, so we’ll leave a little room for before dropping thespoiler.
SPOILER ALERT!
Described as “the world’s hottest new couple,“The Hollywood ReportersaysCharlie SheenandLindsay Lohanwill die in the opening sequence of Scary Movie 5, continuing the tradition of major stars buying it in the pre-credits scene. The film shoots soon aimed at an August 06, 2025 release.
