Successful film series usually change actors or directors sooner or later, but Lethal Weapon managed to do so in eleven years Main cast to keep. All four parts were directed by director Richard Donner. In addition to the main roles played by Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, many of the supporting roles are also cast the same.
In Lethal Weapon 3 and 4, the on TV today, you can also look forward to new faces. Among others, well-known Hollywood greats Rene Russo, Chris Rock and Jet Li appear.
That’s what the police comedies Lethal Weapon 3 & 4 are about
Murtaugh (Danny Glover) and Riggs (Mel Gibson) are called to a high-rise building where there is a bomb. Without further ado, the two cops try it Defuse the bomb yourself, which goes terribly wrong. As punishment, they are demoted to radio patrol. But it turns out to be more exciting than expected, because when Murtaugh gets into a shootout and kills one of his son’s friends, the two of them get on the trail of a murderous ex-cop.
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Danny Glover and Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 3
In the fourth part of Lethal Weapon, Riggs becomes a father and Murtaugh becomes a grandfather, which is why the two cops want to take it easy and do desk duty. But it doesn’t stay that way for long, because they come across you brutal human smuggling ring, who brings Asians into the USA illegally. The two begin the investigation because they are far from too old for the job.
Fans have been waiting for a sequel with the original cast for 26 years
The last part of the series was released in 1998, but there has been talk of a sequel with the original cast for years reported. Four years ago, producer Dan Lin revealed that Lethal Weapon 5 was in the works. The director of the series, Richard Donner, also worked actively on the script and was also responsible for directing the sequel.
But 2021 Donner died at the age of 91. Although Gibson completed the script with screenwriter Richard Wenk in 2022, personnel changes at Warner caused the project to be delayed, as JoBlo reports. It is not yet known when filming will finally begin and what the script will look like.
In the third part, Murtaugh is already on the verge of retirement. Should the sequel be filmed this year, Gibson and Glover 68 and 77 years old. But Harrison Ford also proved last year with Indiana Jones and the Wheel of Destiny that you can also… advanced age can successfully end an action-packed series.
When will the last two Lethal Weapon parts be on TV?
Just last week, Kabel eins showed the first two parts of the popular Buddy Cop series. Today on February 26th the station shows Lethal Weapon 3 at 8:15 p.m. The fourth part follows at 10:40 p.m. The station will show the repeat of part 3 on Wednesday, February 28th at 10:35 p.m. and part 4 on the night of February 29th at 1:00 a.m. Regardless of the television program, you can stream the entire Lethal Weapon series on WOW.
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