{"id":906,"date":"2008-08-07T22:19:21","date_gmt":"2008-08-08T02:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=906"},"modified":"2018-12-09T01:10:23","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T06:10:23","slug":"lethal-weapon-5-really","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2008\/08\/07\/lethal-weapon-5-really\/","title":{"rendered":"LETHAL WEAPON 5? Really?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I guess we can blame Rocky Balboa <\/strong>and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull <\/strong>for this. They proved that long-dormant franchises can be revived with some success.<\/p>\n

TrackingB.com <\/a>is reporting that Shane Black, writer of the first Lethal Weapon <\/strong>film, has written a treatment, if not an entire script, for a potential Lethal Weapon 5<\/strong>. Original producer Joel Silver is rumored to be on board as well.<\/p>\n

It has been 10 years since Lethal Weapon 4 <\/strong>graced movie screens, which certainly is less than the 16 years between Rocky <\/strong>sequels and the 17 years between Indiana Jones <\/strong>movies, if that helps.<\/p>\n

The plot is\u00a0rumored to revolve around Martin Riggs who is finally about to retire from the force. However, one case\u00a0not only delays his retirement, but causes him to pull\u00a0his\u00a0former partner Roger Murtaugh out of retirement to solve it.<\/p>\n

Mel Gibson\u00a0has been keeping a low-on-screen profile since his 2006 arrest for drunk driving–and the anti-semtic\u00a0tirade that followed it. His last role\u00a0was a bit part in 2004’s Paparazzi<\/strong>. Danny Glover however, has been a little more active. He appeared this year in the Michel Gondry film, Be Kind Rewind<\/strong>. Both are rumored to be interested in returning to the franchise.<\/p>\n

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