MEL Gibson has confirmed he will direct and star in Lethal Weapon 5. It is believed work will start on the new instalment in the franchise in 2022 – 23 years after the last film.
Mel has played the lead character of copper Martin Riggs since the first film hit screens in 1987. Speaking at an event in London last night, Mel, 65 said: “The man who directed all the Lethal films, Richard Donner, he was a big guy. “He was developing the screenplay and he got pretty far along with it.
And he said to me one day, ‘Listen kid, if I kick the bucket you will do it.’ And I said: ‘Shut up.’ “But he did indeed pass away.
But he did ask me to do it and at the time I didn’t say anything. “He said it to his wife and to the studio and the producer.
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