Sequel Bits: ‘Lethal Weapon 5,’ Mad Max: Fury Road,’ ‘Catching Fire,’ ‘Scary Movie 5,’ ‘Kick-Ass 2’
By Germain Lussier/Aug. 14, 2012 4:30 pm EST
Mel Gibson is promoting his direct-to-DVD action film, Get the Gringo, and did a very good interview with ComingSoon where he discussed a bunch of things including the possibility of Lethal Weapon 5 and any involvement with the fourth Mad Max, Mad Max: Fury Road. On the topic of Lethal Weapon 5, Gibson said he wouldn’t be enticed to do it but wouldn’t be surprised if it was remade:
He then said that, years ago, he and George Miller talked about an idea for a new Mad Max but that it would have been way too expensive. He’s 100% behind Mad Max: Fury Road though, met with Tom Hardy about it and will definitely be seeing the movie:
Speaking of Mad Max: Fury Road, Latino Review posted a press release on the production which included the following plot synopsis. Head there for more info:
Oh yeah, I’ll have a look. It’ll be fun. I think he’s a good actor. He commits completely and he looks great. There’s this scary thing about him which is kind of right for that. Tom needed to sit down and talk more than I did. I’m really happy about that. But I hope they do a great job. I’m a big fan of George’s.
Christopher Mintz-Plasse spoke to Next Movie on the occasion of his latest film, ParaNorman, and seems very, very excited for Kick-Ass 2, which starts shooting soon:
Mad Max is caught up with a group of people fleeing across the Wasteland in a War Rig driven by the Imperator Furiosa. This movie is an account of the Road War which follows. It is based on the Word Burgers of the History Men and eyewitness accounts of those who survived.
With The Raid: Redemption out on Blu-ray today, lots of people are talking about it. Mondo has a poster and now the writer director Gareth Evans took to Twitter (via Twitch Film) to reveal a new character in the eventual sequel: Berandal. Her name is Hammer Girl.
Terry Crews is having a great year. He’s fantastic in a small role on HBO’s The Newsroom, totally bad ass in The Expendables 2, and now he’s been cast in Scary Movie 5 according to BlackFilm:
That sounds like an Expendables 3 confirmation too, right?
Finally, The Hollywood Reporter confirmes the first super famous people to die in Scary Movie 5. It’s obviously a pretty big spoiler for a movie that hasn’t started shooting yet, so we’ll leave a little room for before dropping the spoiler.
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SPOILER ALERT!
Described as “the world’s hottest new couple,” The Hollywood Reporter says Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan will die in the opening sequence of Scary Movie 5, continuing the tradition of major stars buying it in the pre-credits scene. The film shoots soon aimed at an April 19, 2013 release.
