Monday
06Oct
Columbus Short Heats Up 'Lethal Weapon 5' Rumors
Monday, October 6, 2008 at 5:53PM
Stomp the Yard is not a great film. Let's be
frank. But it's made estimably better by the performance of
Columbus
Short, a choreographer-turned-actor who can be seen this weekend in
Quarantine.
"Joel Silver talked to me about it and I was like, 'Uh...yeah, I'll do Lethal Weapon with Danny and Mel,'" he said.
When asked if his character would be as Danny Glover's son, Short responded, "That's what the role is, and hopefully, they get it together. Joel says it's gonna be a great role, so we'll see." He added, "They're trying to do it now, they're trying to fast-track it now."
Would this be the worst thing in the world? Probably not. It was a solid series until they just got too carried away with it. Hopefully a decade-and-a-half of downtime could've bought everyone enough time to be creative and invested again. I think you absolutely need Shane Black to write it, but that's just me.
We've seen these after-the-fact retreads work (Rocky Balboa) and not work so well (Rambo). I think the key is to do them for the right reasons, to make it less of a fifth Lethal Weapon and more of a first Lethal Weapon. Throw out everything we know and start fresh.
Colin Boyd | Permalink | in Lethal Weapon, Mel Gibson, Sequels | Print Article | Email Article | 1 Comment
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Hm, the other question of course is whether it's been long enough since the antisemitic "sugartits" incident. While he's not on Tom Cruise level by any means, ask any 10 people to describe Mel Gibson in one word and you'll get at least six responses of "nutjob."