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Mel Gibson has vowed to finish the long-awaited fifth and final 'Lethal Weapon' movie. The 68-year-old actor has provided an update on the flick, which will not only seen him reprise his role as LA police officer Martin Riggs in the buddy cop franchise, but also take the helm following the passing of original director Richard Donner in 2021 aged 91. Appearing on the 'Inspire Me' podcast, he spilled: “I’m going to direct the fifth film in the Lethal Weapon series. “Richard Donner, who did the other four, sadly passed away and he was a good friend. He kind of tasked me with carrying the flag hom...
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Mel Gibson hopes that 'Lethal Weapon 5' begins filming in early 2023. The 66-year-old star will reprise his role as LA police officer Martin Riggs as the buddy cop franchise returns and revealed that he has worked on the script with Richard Wenk ahead of the movie. Mel – who will direct the project after the death of original helmer Richard Donner last year – told Screen Rant: "It's (coming along) great, we've got a really good screenplay that I developed. "Well, Donner developed it, Richard Donner, of course, developed it with Richard Wenk, and they had a really good template. I had the honou...
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Cary Elwes had to use sweet treats to lure Marlon Brando out of his trailer when he was shooting 'Superman'. The then-16-year-old Cary worked on Richard Donner's 1978 movie about the DC Comics superhero before he launched his own acting career, and when one of the assistant director's fell ill he was tasked with looking after screen icon Brando, who played Superman's biological father Jor-El. Cary admits it was hard work getting Brando - who died in 2004 at the age of 80 - out of his trailer on time on the set at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England, but if he brought the 'Apocalypse Now' sta...
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Mel Gibson has confirmed he will helm the fifth 'Lethal Weapon' movie. The 65-year-old actor has revealed the blockbuster buddy cop movie franchise's late helmer, Richard Donner, asked him to take over as director before he passed away in July aged 91. It's already known that a new instalment is in the works and the 'Passion of the Christ' star and Danny Glover are expected to reprise their respective roles as LA detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh. According to The Sun's Bizarre column, Mel said: “The man who directed all the 'Lethal films', Richard Donner, he was a big guy. “He was de...
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Danny Glover has paid tribute to Richard Donner. The 'Lethal Weapon' star - who starred in four of the franchise's movies with the late director at the help - admitted he feels heartbroken after the filmmaker's death this week aged 91. He said: "My heart is broken. “Working with Dick Donner, Mel Gibson and the Lethal Weapon Team was one of the proudest moments of my career. "I will forever be grateful to him for that Dick genuinely cared about me, my life and my family. "We were friends and loved each other far beyond collaborating for the screen and the success that the Lethal Weapon franchis...
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Richard Donner has died. The 'Goonies' filmmaker passed away on Monday (05.07.21) at the age of 91, his wife, producer Lauren Schuler Donner, and his business manager have confirmed. No cause of death has yet been given. The director and producer began his career in television, working on shows including 'The Twilight Zone', 'Perry Mason' and 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.', before making the move to the big screen in 1961 with the low-budget 'X-15'. His major movie breakthrough came with 1976's iconic horror 'The Omen'. Richard's other significant work included 'Superman' - which featured the late ...
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Corey Feldman says that the prospect of a sequel to 'The Goonies' is dead. The 49-year-old actor starred in Richard Donner's iconic 1985 adventure comedy flick but has given up hope of playing Clark 'Mouth' Devereaux again after being "let down" by plans for another movie continuously failing to materialise. Speaking to horror website Dread Central, he revealed: "Well, Sean Astin and Josh Brolin want a sequel but you know. It's one of those powers that be things. Every time I thought, 'OK, it's really gonna happen', I've been let down and had my heartbroken." The 'Lost Boys' star explained tha...
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