Shane Black Has Written Lethal Weapon 5. Mel Gibson And Danny Glover In Talks?
UPDATE: The same industry websitehas clarifiedthe original story, saying…
We are now hearing that Shane Black may have only handed in a detailed treatment to Joel Silver and that they are taking two old scripts and mashing them together to make LETHAL WEAPON 5… Also hearing that Silver is after Columbus Short for a role
Right now,Mel GibsonandDanny Gloverare rolling around in separate beds half-asleep mumbling, “We’re too old for this shit.” Let’s hope their co-stars Chris Rock, Joe Pesci and Jet Li are mumbling the exact same sentence tomorrow when they’re fully awake. It’s being reported byTrackingBthat legendary screenwriter,Shane Black, has written a script forLethal Weapon 5and handed it over to his friend, the franchise’s producerJoel Silver. Moreover, the guys pictured above are said to be interested in reprising their roles as LAPD badges Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh.Coming Soonposted the following logline…
This time, homicidal Riggs (Mel Gibson) is about to retire, but pulls Murtaugh (Danny Glover) out of retirement to solve one final case, before they both officially head off into the sunset.
No further info was made available. Some readers will take issue with the adjective “legendary” used above but seeing that Black’s influence on the action genre, which dates back to 1987’sLethal Weapon, remains obvious with this weekend’sPineapple Express, why? From my standpoint, Seth Rogen’s pot vehicle would have been the action-comedy masterpiece some feel it is (CHUD saysOscar-bait no less!?) with Black’s involvement. For example: imagine memorable, superior one-liners rather than Axl Rose lyrics yelled mid-brawl in 2008. A bloodied Danny McBride meetsThe Last Boy Scout? Now, that’s a neverending breakfast conversation I’d pay to see three times.
The fourthLethal Weaponfilm was released 10 years ago and managed to gross $128 million domestically. One could forsee Richard Donner returning as the director, since he helmed the prior four pictures and has a film on the burner entitledSam and Georgewith Gibson.
Discuss: Would you see a fifthLethal Weaponwith the original team? Either way, do you expect Shane Black’s involvement to make for a better sequel thanLive Free or Die Hard, orBeverly Hills Cop: Ratner Vision?
