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Mel Gibson In Talks To Direct 'Lethal Weapon 5,' Listen To His Lethal Words Threatening To Kill His Ex-Girlfriend & Hurling The N-Word

Bernie Zilio

Nov. 16 2021, Published 3:03 p.m. ET

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Time heals all wounds if your name is Mel Gibson.

Despite the 65-year-old actor's problematic past, he is reportedly in talks to direct Lethal Weapon 5, three decades after starring in the franchise's first installment.

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Richard Donner – who directed and produced all four previous Lethal Weapon films – died earlier this year while developing movie No. 5.

According to reports, Gibson let it slip at a recent event in London that he would take over directorial duties to fulfill Donner's wishes.

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"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,'" Gibson said, according to the outlet. "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. So, I will be directing the fifth one."

Mel is also reportedly set to reprise his role as Martin Riggs.