And by that, I mean sequels to Lethal Weapon. The original buddy-cop thriller launched Mel Gibson and Danny Glover into the pantheon of Hollywood action heroes, and spawned three sequels that grew the franchise family to include Joe Pesci,

Mel Gibson is set to direct Lethal Weapon 5 and a sequel to The Passion of the Christ and shared an update on what he could direct first. In a new interview, the filmmaker opened up about his directorial plans,

Mel Gibson confirmed that he will be directing Lethal Weapon 5 , taking over for Richard Donner who passed away while the film was in development. He’s also working on his sequel to Passion of the Christ .

Mel Gibson is reportedly searching locations for the Passion of the Christ sequel but isn’t sure whether or not he’ll film that first before the next entry in the Lethal Weapon franchise. What did Mel Gibson say would be his first project?