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[ManaByte]

Gibson, Glover, and Richard Donner are coming back for Lethal Weapon 5!

Gibson, Glover, and Richard Donner are coming back for Lethal Weapon 5!

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"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."

 

[EviLore]

Richard Donner's 89. Should be interesting.

 

[Captain Zyrain]

They're all too old for this shit!

 

[Space Runaway]

When was the last time Donner made a good or even decent movie? Maverick in 94?

Prob just be a baton passing movie anyway. Glover is ancient and Mel is a senior who never recovered from his "faux pas".

 

[Link1110]

Will Danny DeVito reprise his role from the last Lethal Weapon 5?

 

[xrnzaaas]

Richard Donner's 89. Should be interesting.

So same age as Clint Eastwood. The main problem is that he didn't direct anything in ~15 years.

 

[Sub_Level]

Saw it for the first time last year. Its a goofy fuckin movie.

But I can see how it would've been badass at the time.

 

[Nymphae]

I love these movies, just bought the Bluray collection late last year. Hopefully Clapton returning for the emotive guitar riffs. Mel Gibson was the fucking man, can't wait to see Riggs again.

 

[Hinedorf]

I read this and had the same cringe I felt watching De Niro try to be a tough gangster moving stiff as a board. All the best writing in the world can't make old men look like young street cops. Nothing but red flags all over this....

 

[nush]

Is it going to be set in an old people's home?

 

[Cravis]

Money, the root of all evil and shitty sequels and remakes that nobody asked for.

 

[Romulus]

Make them cyborgs

 

[Cravis]

Is it going to be set in an old people's home?

Instead of being stuck on the toilet because of a bomb, Glover just won’t be able to get up due to old age!

 

[Prison Mike]

They're all too old for this shit!

 

[The Snake]

Who's doing the blackface?

 

[zeorhymer]

 

[Nymphae]

You guys are a bunch of downers. These movies are good fun, and the OG cast is coming back for one final hurrah while they still can. Enjoy Marvel movie # 27

All the best writing in the world can't make old men look like young street cops. Nothing but red flags all over this....

From movie 1 this series focused on an aging police officer who was too old for this shit, and his reckless partner who struggles with not having a family of his own. It's never been about making them young street cops, it's always focused on their family lives as aging police officers primarily.

 

[Hinedorf]

You guys are a bunch of downers. These movies are good fun, and the OG cast is coming back for one final hurrah while they still can. Enjoy Marvel movie # 27



From movie 1 this series focused on an aging police officer who was too old for this shit, and his reckless partner who struggles with not having a family of his own. It's never been about making them young street cops, it's always focused on their family lives as aging police officers primarily.

Last I checked they brought in Chris Rock to age them out in the last movie because their age was already a major issue. Not about being downers it's about being realistic. You can put these 2 same great characters in a great comical movie but an action flick just isn't going to work.

And I just double checked.....they were too old in 1998......it's 2020

 

[Nymphae]

Last I checked they brought in Chris Rock to age them out in the last movie because their age was already a major issue.

Again, it's been a central issue since the first movie. It's part of the franchise DNA. They just added principle members with each new movie to spice it up, Pesci, then Russo, then Rock, there was never any passing the torch moment, it's always been a focus on these two guys and their families. I just don't get the cynicism here, it's not trying to be anything it's not.

 

[PrimetimeKnight]

Love these movies, I say bring it on. Hopefully the plot involves Chief Lazarus tainting the tap water.

 

[Slings and Arrows]

kay, kay? this is how Hollywood fucks you. They don't release a goddamn thing for thirty years then they make a sequel and sell it for $30 to stream it, $40 on Blu-ray and $20 in the cinema

Hollywood fucks you on the move, they fuck you at home and the fuck you in the cinema.

 

[brap]

kay, kay? this is how Hollywood fucks you. They don't release a goddamn thing for thirty years then they make a sequel and sell it for $30 to stream it, $40 on Blu-ray and $20 in the cinema

Hollywood fucks you on the move, they fuck you at home and the fuck you in the cinema.

Imagine paying for the newest hollywood filth

 

[Slings and Arrows]

Imagine paying for the newest hollywood filth

Imagine not knowing the poorly attempted reference of Leo Getz in a Lethal Weapon thread

 

[sol_bad]

I just watched Lethal Weapon 1 the other day and don't remember Richard Donner. Which character was he?
lol

*EDIT*
Never mind,, I'm stupid, he is the director. lol

 

[Afro Republican]

We have a New Lethal Weapon, and Eddie Murphys filming a new Beverly Hills Cop.

The only thing we are missing is a new Rush Hour and then 80s/90s buddy cop fever will return!

 

[Afro Republican]

I'm going to do a double take here, also a good buddy cop movie, and say that Mel Gibson looks way too different in his old age so I'm not sure how this will work. I guess they are going to die his hair blond and die Dannys Glovers hair black, but I doubt we will see much action. It will be more of a "talking" movie with some gun fights.

At least Eddie Murphy has aged well, so he can pull off Beverly Hills Cop IV at nearly 60 years old, and Jackie still likely has enough strength to join Chris Tucker in another Rush hour, but Mel and Danny are in Crystal Skull territory.

 

[sol_bad]

We have a New Lethal Weapon, and Eddie Murphys filming a new Beverly Hills Cop.

The only thing we are missing is a new Rush Hour and then 80s/90s buddy cop fever will return!

You forgot 48 Hours.

 

[Afro Republican]

You forgot 48 Hours.

That's still Eddie Murphy.

 

[sol_bad]

That's still Eddie Murphy.

You can never have too much Eddie Murphy.
And who doesn't want to see a 78 year old Nick Nolte running around!!??

 

[Afro Republican]

You can never have too much Eddie Murphy.
And who doesn't want to see a 78 year old Nick Nolte running around!!??

Issue is that Nick Noltes character was made for the time period, so certain lines you would expect from Cates would get him fired and the left would tar and feather him on the streets. Jack Cates is not a politically correct character.

 

[MisterHero]

I enjoy actors returning to old roles they love. What's wrong with that?

They'll never be too old.

 

[highrider]

I dunno, Mel is on TRT/HGH so he can probably still hang but Danny Glover old af.

 

[Bryank75]

Mel is still a bit of a badass! Mostly from a movie director point of view though...

 

[pr0cs]

I'm okay with this, first three movies are classics

 

[ManaByte]

I'm okay with this, first three movies are classics

All four are good. The Rock/Pesci stuff in 4 is hilarious.

 

[Valonquar]

I loved all the behind the scenes stuff for the last one where they keep bringing up how afraid everyone was that Jet Li would hurt Gibson or Glover.

 

[Shizumapower]

Extended cuts are worth it. Especially the first movie.


HeyYYY RIGGGS!! RIGS!

Lets do it again!

 

[Robot Carnival]

 

[Rentahamster]

If Mel gets more stem cells he'll be busting balls like he's 30 again.

 

[Stouffers]

At their age, a lethal weapon is literally anything. A stick. A child’s cough. Solid food.

 

[Grinchy]

I'd watch it. This is more enticing to me than a new Bill and Ted movie, I guess. I don't even care that they're all way too old.

Hell, I still want a new Batman movie starring Michael Keaton where he can barely function as Batman anymore but has to rescue is grand kid or some shit.

 

[Birdo]

The last one ended with a photo montage of scenes from the series. It was literally a closed book.

This will just be another "Passing the torch" turd for a generation that doesn't give a shit about Lethal Weapon.

 

[OnThePathToWisdom]

But there's already a Lethal Weapon 5... and 6

 

[Kreen101]

That will never actually come out. Until production starts don't believe it.

 

[LaughingStock]

But why?


I know, i know. Holywood don't have any creativity left or just don't want to take any risks.

 

[DeafTourette]

kay, kay? this is how Hollywood fucks you. They don't release a goddamn thing for thirty years then they make a sequel and sell it for $30 to stream it, $40 on Blu-ray and $20 in the cinema

Hollywood fucks you on the move, they fuck you at home and the fuck you in the cinema.

I understood that reference.gif

 

[SirKicksalot]

Can't be worse than 3, I checked the fuck out when Mel Gibson acted like a dog for like five minutes or whatever. 4 was fine though.

 

[slugbahr]

I just watched Lethal Weapon 1 the other day and don't remember Richard Donner. Which character was he?
lol

*EDIT*
Never mind,, I'm stupid, he is the director. lol

Reported for extreme stupiditery

 

[AlteredForms]

Oldtimers in need of money to pay the bills.

 

[ValiantTraveler]

I’m always down for more Mel Gobson.