In the midst of all the drunk driving charges and anti-semitic reports on Mel Gibson that have been all over the media this past week comes the rumour that he is in talks to return to the Lethal Weapon franchise.
Here is the scoop from Rotten Tomatoes...
“Word has it that the sobriety-challenged Mel Gibson has jumped aboard the production of “Lethal Weapon 5,” which the actor-turned-director had, until recently (read: until the events of last week) not considered joining. But, since his Holocaust mini-series has been cancelled, Gibson’s schedule has cleared up — and it wouldn’t hurt on the PR front to give fans another “Lethal Weapon.”
I think the quote that Gibson wasn’t interested until what happened last week sums it all up really. At this point in his career, the last thing that Mel wanted to do was to return to that franchise but because of all the bad press he has been getting he probably feels like he has to win back the fans with a crowd-pleaser.
I’m all for it, I was a big fan of the first two Lethal Weapons, and even though the sequels kept dropping in quality, they were still pretty fun.
What do you guys think? Do you want to see the franchise return or do you prefer Mel’s career as a serious director?
source – Rotten Tomatoes
3 Comments
I don’t think I even saw numbers 3 and 4. There are already enough movies which essentially have the same generic action movie storylines, why do we need another?
I don’t think that there has ever been a duo that has had as good chemistry as Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in these movies. They made them so great.
If Mel is going to return to his Hollywood action roots then it should be as Mad Max. Mel, please do Fury Road. Max is a much more iconic action hero than Riggs.