Richard Donner Reveals LETHAL WEAPON 5 Title and Says It's a Dark Movie That Probably Won't Happen

Last year it was revealed that director Richard Donner and actors Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were all working on developing a Lethal Weapon 5 film with Warner Bros. The movie is currently being written by Lethal Weapon 4 writer Channing Gibson, and now we've learned from Donner in a recent interview with Maltin on Movies that the movie will be called Lethal Finale, that it will be a dark movie, and he explains why it probably won't happen.

“And I’m ready to do 5. It’s called Lethal Finale. It’s very dark. And we were all set to go and now Warner Bros. is doing their old-fashioned tricks. Not Warner Bros., there’s this guy who runs the studio who’s great but they have these people in the legal department who do the negotiating in the most counter-productive way. They should be sent to a studio and work with the producers and directors and actors, and learn what makes a film, and then negotiate. But it’s just embarrassing. And it’s too bad, because there’s a wonderful writer named Channing Gibson, who wrote 4 for me, and we have a really great story. It is dark, but I wanted to end it on an emotional note, and I don’t think it’s gonna happen. It’s heartbreaking.

So, in case you wondering why some movies never actually end up happening, one of the reasons is because the people working in the legal department are apparently embarrassingly counter productive. That's a shame, but as a fan of the franchise, I do hope that everyone will be able to work everything out to make this movie happen. I would love to see this talented team get back together for one more Lethal Weapon story!