Mel Gibson will direct “Lethal Weapon 5”, fulfilling Richard Donner’s last wish

“Lethal Weapon 5” finally made progress.

In an interview with the media “Variety” recently, Mel Gibson said that he will direct the belated sequel and fulfill the last wish of the original director Richard Donner.

Richard Donner’s wife Lauren Shuler Donner and Dan Lin (“Godzilla vs. King Kong”) served as producers.

“The Equalizer” screenwriter Richard Wenk wrote the latest version of the script.

Warner Corporation is responsible for the distribution of “Lethal Weapon 5”, and the film has not yet been finalized.

The “Lethal Weapon” series began in 1987. It is Mel Gibson’s famous Hollywood work and a representative work of the police partner genre.

“Lethal Weapon” tells the story of Martin Riggs, a police officer played by Mel Gibson, and Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), a black police officer awaiting retirement, teaming up to solve a crime.

Three sequels were released in 1989, 1992 and 1998.

Mel Gibson told the media: “Donner has spent a long time developing the script and devoted a lot of effort. One day he found me and said, “Young man, if I die, you come and do “I said:” Don’t talk about these unlucky things. , And later he really passed away (July 2020). He did entrust the project to me, but I didn’t agree at that time. He told his wife, the film company and the producer about it, so I decided Directed the fifth episode.”