They undoubtedly aren’t too outdated for this.
On Friday night time, Feb. 7, followers bought a shock when Danny Glover walked into Mel Gibson’s panel in the course of the MegaCon fan conference in Orlando.
Gibson, 69, was giving a chat on probably the most iconic roles in his profession — and the roles he handed on, together with James Bond and Gladiator‘s Maximus — when Glover, 78, ascended the stage, getting a standing ovation from the gang.
Gibson and Glover starred collectively in 1987’s Deadly Weapon, occurring to reprise their roles as Los Angeles police detectives Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh, respectively, in 1989’s Deadly Weapon 2, 1992’s Deadly Weapon 3 and 1998’s Deadly Weapon 4. They gained an MTV Film Award in 1993 for finest on-screen duo for his or her work on the third movie.
Collectively, the flicks made practically $1 billion on the worldwide field workplace.
The franchise additionally spawned a TV collection, which ran from 2016 to 2019 and starred Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans within the lead roles.
Gibson and Glover have reunited a number of instances over time, most not too long ago in 2017, after they participated in an Academy Tribute to Richard Donner, the movies’ director.
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And in 2020, producer Dan Lin confirmed Deadly Weapon 5 is near occurring throughout a roundtable interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Although Gibson, Glover and Donner had been all slated to return, Donner died in July 2021 at 91 years outdated. Months later, Gibson reportedly stated he would step in as director.
Elsewhere at MegaCon, casts from Twilight, Pleased Days, Excessive College Musical and The Breakfast Membership reunited, sharing secrets and techniques from their storied units.
