A fews days ago, producer Dan Lin (EP on the Lethal Weapon TV series) revealed that a fifth and “final” Lethal Weapon movie is close to happening, with original stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover on board to reunite with series director Richard Donner.
Following the news, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s Rob McElhenney saw IGN’s Twitter post about the news and use it to write the perfect comment…
Sorry boys. Already handled this one. https://t.co/TSajSA5XJE
— Rob McElhenney (@RMcElhenney) January 31, 2020
As Sunny fans know, back in 2010, in Always Sunny’s sixth season, The Gang made their own Lethal Weapon 5 and screened it for a high school class in “Dee Reynolds: Shaping America’s Youth.” Then, in Season nine, the Lethal-ness continued in “The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6,” as Dennis and Mac’s production of a sixth Lethal Weapon movie was halted when Frank stopped paying for the production.
The official Always Sunny Twitter account even got in on the action here…
It’s been done. #SunnyFXX https://t.co/6qi5fHfKzk
— It’s Always Sunny (@alwayssunny) January 30, 2020
The first rumors about Lethal Weapon 5 surfaced in 2008, when Shane Black had planned to direct Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh’s next adventure. However, after several rumoured changes, the project was squashed in 2012 when Donner revealed that Gibson turned down a reprisal of his role.
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Source: IGN.com Always Sunny Star Has the Perfect Response to Lethal Weapon 5 News