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Mel Gibson Passes on Lethal Weapon 5
Mel Gibson Passes on Lethal Weapon 5
Last we heard, Joel Silver was waiting on Mel Gibson to approve Shane Black ’s treatment for Lethal Weapon 5 . Now word comes from original series director Richard Donner (via: the Los Angeles Times ) that Gibson turned down the idea and the project is dead. “Mel turned it ...
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Reel Talk — ... "Lethal Weapon 5" update! Unfortunately, we won't be seeing Mel Gibson in the next "Lethal Weapon," or anyone else for that matter! Mel passed on the opportunity, and Richard Donner (the series director) concurs that "“yes, the project is pretty much dead in the water..." ...

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