Continue reading Mel Gibson to direct LETHAL WEAPON 5?Lethal Weapon franchise star Mel Gibson is currently in talks to direct Lethal Weapon 5! The filmmaker let the news slip that he wanted to helm the movie and now sources close to him are saying he’s in talks to direct and star. No deal has been officially closed yet, but if it happens, he will step in for Richard Donner, who passed away this past July.