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'I'm Too Old For This ****' Lethal Weapon 5 aka Lethal Finale...

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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    chrisisall wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    I'd completely forgotten that LW2 ends with a George Harrison song. That seems mad...

    Lethal Weapon doesn't exactly align with his worldview! :D
    What? Harrison & Riggs want the same thing- world peace! ;)

    True! :)) They just try to bring it about in slightly different ways :D
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    Mel is going to direct LW5...
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Here's hoping it actually gets made. I like these movies.

    Gibson changed his teeth, now his face looks a bit different.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Here's hoping it actually gets made. I like these movies.

    Gibson changed his teeth, now his face looks a bit different.
    They're as white as the play button...
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,167
    Very excited for this one. Always loved these films. Seen each film in the cinema.
  • slide_99slide_99 USA
    edited November 2021 Posts: 693
    LW4 was underrated and ended on a high note. Mel is a good director but I'm wary about this. So much time has passed since 4 and with Donner dead it might feel very remote from the others. Hopefully Mel will bring Shane Black back in to write the script.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    Very excited for this one. Always loved these films. Seen each film in the cinema.

    They're saying the new one is being developed for HBO Max. I would love to see it in the cinema but I don't know what's going to happen.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Murtaugh will be 85 next year...
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    I think the person who will actually direct these films is Mic Rodgers.
    Mel would lay the groundwork and be credited as director but my buddy Mic would take over from there (he was second unit from the second one on, I think).
  • ringfire211ringfire211
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    mtm wrote: »
    Murtaugh will be 85 next year...
    Why? Glover is 75. Born in 1946

  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    ringfire211 wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Murtaugh will be 85 next year...
    Why? Glover is 75. Born in 1946

    He celebrated his 50th birthday in the bath in 1987.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Pity that Michael Kamen can't come back. He was a big part of these movies.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Pity that Michael Kamen can't come back. He was a big part of these movies.

    I miss his work so much.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,217
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Pity that Michael Kamen can't come back. He was a big part of these movies.

    They'll have to hire Beltrami after what he did with those last couple of Die Hard films, specifically the fifth one.

    Kamen's a big miss, though. He was key to these films' identities.
  • StamperStamper
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    Get David Arnold.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Stamper wrote: »
    Get David Arnold.

    Great suggestion.

    If Mel brings his A game, both acting and directing, and of course they have a solid script, this could be fun.

  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    mtm wrote: »
    Murtaugh will be 85 next year...

    Details, details…
  • cooperman2cooperman2 Uk
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    Well Gibson is a terrific director so I will give it the benefit of the doubt for now. So long as they go for the same look and style as the others without making it too dark and dreary as seems to be the modern way. It's got to be a big screen experience though.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    edited November 2021 Posts: 16,167
    Silly question, but if this is an HBO Max production, then would it only go to streaming?
  • RyanRyan Canada
    Posts: 692
    talos7 wrote: »
    Stamper wrote: »
    Get David Arnold.

    Great suggestion.

    If Mel brings his A game, both acting and directing, and of course they have a solid script, this could be fun.

    I agree. I expect it to be a fun little nostalgia trip and nothing more. It's one of those sequels that we truly don't need and yet could be a good bit of fun in the right mindset.

    Even if it ends up being mediocre then it certainly won't stop my enjoyment of the first four entries.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    It’s happening. Mel will be directing. Looks like they go into pre-production in late February…
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    peter wrote: »
    It’s happening. Mel will be directing. Looks like they go into pre-production in late February…

    @peter is this info from your insider? If so, great news.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Yes, just got a text. He said it’s a go. Late Feb for pre production.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Terrific!
  • cooperman2cooperman2 Uk
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    If it's happening I just hope Gibson gets rid of that awful beard he's been sporting for the last few years. Cannot stand the thought of beardy Riggs. Clean shaven Mel is best
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    cooperman2 wrote: »
    If it's happening I just hope Gibson gets rid of that awful beard he's been sporting for the last few years. Cannot stand the thought of beardy Riggs. Clean shaven Mel is best

    Yes!
  • RyanRyan Canada
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    He shaved it for Daddy's Home 2 so surely he'll have the same respect for Lethal Weapon. :D
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,217
    I'm stunned that this is moving ahead. Very curious as to what approach they're going to take with it.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,413
    Rather wonderfully if you google for Lethal Weapon 5, Google offers up the synopsis: "When the strongest man on Earth gets into trouble, he must call for help and be saved by seven beautiful women."
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,217
    mtm wrote: »
    Rather wonderfully if you google for Lethal Weapon 5, Google offers up the synopsis: "When the strongest man on Earth gets into trouble, he must call for help and be saved by seven beautiful women."

    I hope this is the direction they go! :))
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