With every franchise you ever loved coming back, from THE MATRIX to BAD BOYS, prepare yourself to ride along with Riggs and Murtaugh one more time as producer Dan Lin has stated that development is progressing on LETHAL WEAPON 5!
In a recent roundtable for The Hollywood Reporter, Lin was speaking regarding THE TWO POPES when he dropped this tasy nugget about the beloved buddy cop franchise.
"We’re trying to make the last Lethal Weapon movie. And Dick Donner’s coming back," said Lin. "The original cast is coming back. And it’s just amazing. The story itself is very personal to him. Mel and Danny are ready to go, so it’s about the script."
While Glover was recently seen in JUMANJI: THE NEXT LEVEL, Mel Gibson has been quietly making a comeback since anti-semitic comments oozed from his sewer hole over a decade ago. Director Richard Donner, who is set to turn 90 this year, has not helmed a movie since 2006's 16 BLOCKS, but if age doesn't stop Clint Eastwood, it isn't gonna stop Donner!
While a fifth LETHAL WEAPON has been bandied about for years, this is the first time a primary producer has confirmed development like this. Could it happen? Could Shane Black return to deliver a snarky and hip screenplay full of one-liners and badass action scenes? Time will tell.