91-year-old Richard Donner to direct fifth Lethal Weapon film

Film And TV
30 Dec 20

91-year-old Richard Donner to direct fifth Lethal Weapon film

91-year-old Richard Donner to direct fifth <em>Lethal Weapon</em> film

Earlier this year, word got around that a new Lethal Weapon film was in the works with the original cast on board. Now, the franchise's long-time director has confirmed his involvement.

Richard Donner has confirmed that he’s both directing and producing the latest Lethal Weapon film at the respectable age of 91-years-old.

Donner spoke with The Telegraph for a story about the 1978 Superman movie, where the news of his upcoming project surfaced.

“This is the final one,” he said. “It’s both my privilege and duty to put it to bed. It’s exciting, actually! But it’s the last one, I’ll promise you that.”

Lethal Weapon 5 will see original stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover joining forces once more to shoot a new adventure.

The plot is currently unknown, but Donner did say that he wants to end the legendary movie series on “an emotional note".

The first Lethal Weapon hit cinemas in 1987, with the second and third sequels arriving in 1989 and 1992 respectively. Lethal Weapon 4 was released in 1998, but since then, it took years for Warner Bros. to finally greenlight another sequel.

An attempt was made in 2007 by producer Joel Silver and screenwriter Shane Blake, but Gibson refused to hop onboard the project without Donner’s involvement.