The actor's name was trending on Twitter on Tuesday with a number of users complaining about him announcing his director role. In 2006, the actor was arrested in California for drunk driving and transcripts of his encounter with police revealed Gibson's rant of racist and antisemitic language, making offensive claims like Jews were "responsible for all the wars in the world." However, Gibson's news has outraged social media users who haven't forgotten his antisemitic tirade from nearly two decades ago.
The first Lethal Weapon came out in 1987 and was one of the best-known buddy cop genre films of the era. Starring: Rudy Youngblood, Raoul Trujillo, Dalia Hernández. Gibson's other directorial feature films include The Passion of the Christ, Apocalypto and Hacksaw Ridge. The end of the Mayan civilization anchors this action-adventure set just before Spains conquest of Mexico and Central America. Tributes Paid to Richard Donner, 'Superman' Director, Following His Death.Britney Spears' Fiancé Celebrates Landing Movie Role Opposite Mel Gibson.Video of Mel Gibson Saluting Donald Trump Viewed Over 500,000 Times.He said it to his wife and to the studio and the producer. He continued: "But he did ask me to do it and at the time I didn't say anything.
And he said to me one day, 'Listen kid, if I kick the bucket you will do it.' And I said, 'Shut up.' But he did indeed pass away." "He was developing the screenplay and he got pretty far along with it. "The man who directed all the Lethal films, Richard Donner, he was a big guy," Gibson told the crowd during the event over the weekend, per NME. The films were directed by the late Richard Donner, who died earlier this year, and Gibson confirmed that he will be taking on the director's job in his place. The Australian actor has starred in the much-loved action franchise as Martin Riggs alongside Danny Glover as Roger Murtaugh since 1988. Gibson confirmed the news of Lethal Weapon 5 at a fan event in London, An Experience with Mel Gibson on Saturday, November 13. Read more Mel Gibson Will Not Star in 'Chicken Run' Sequel