Lethal Weapon 5- Bad Idea

I like the concept of Lethal Weapon. Two differing cops with how they want to do things. In the end, solve their crime. It's been over 20 years since the fourth movie, and now there is plans to potentially make a fifth one. I scratch my head at this and think this will not work. And it's for some reasons.

1. Mel Gibson. There is plans to bring him and Danny Glover back to portray Riggs and Murtaugh again. But Gibson hasn't done much in the last 15 years. And whatever movies he has done haven't lit his world on fire. Add in the 2006 arrest and saying he hated Jewish people, would coming back to this role make him lovable? I don't know, but some people do refuse to see certain actors for specific reasons.

2. Fresh Ideas. I think they tried everything without being ridiculous in terms of plots. But what could they go with? If there wants to be a continuation of the franchise, my idea would be this. Riggs and Murtaugh teach a new generation of trainees and get themselves in one last fight against the bad guys and then retire. How will they incorporate the characters? Which other characters will return? Side plots, everything.

3. Going after Bad Boys. The reason Bad Boys For Life worked was the fact that it went with a different approach and has succeeded a lot more than most expected. Different kind of story, villains, stunt work. Kind of an anti-Michael Bay movie in certain spots. Lethal Weapon could potentially do that, but I'm not sure it would have the same effect as Bad Boys. If they rip it off and it disappoints if it gets made, then that's on the writers. Nothing wrong with similar movies, but it can't be shamefully doing it.

If they actually do this film, there should a cameo with the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia guys. They came up with their own version long before this announcement and poked fun at them when it was announced. Maybe I might be wrong on it failing, but I'll end by saying that we should wait until they actually reach production. Then we can judge fully whether this will work or not.