Mel Gibson Will Reportedly Direct ‘Lethal Weapon 5’; A Movie Nobody Asked for and Definitely Not Like This

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | November 15, 2021 |

By Mike Redmond | Pajiba Love | November 15, 2021 |

Per the wishes of the late Richard Donner, Mel Gibson is reportedly in talks to direct Lethal Weapon 5. And while nothing is confirmed except that conversations are happening, let’s not pretend Hollywood isn’t creatively and morally bankrupt enough to go through with this horsesh*t. (Variety)

Hawkeye has a branding problem. (Lainey Gossip)

Chrissy Teigen hosted an elaborate Squid Game party for her wealthy friends because just chilling for five seconds is apparently not an option here. (Dlisted)

Can The Rock not afford a toilet in his gym? This seems gratuitous. (Celebitchy)

As I told @mollyhf of the @latimes, books in schools have become proxies for targeted communities: "the message these parents are sending is, 'I wish these people didn’t exist, and because I can’t get rid of the people, I want to get rid of the books.'" https://t.co/kyyMbS3Tqf

— Ashley Hope Pérez (@ashleyhopeperez) November 13, 2021

For its 30th anniversary, Roxana wrote about Marty Scorsese’s remake of Cape Fear, its surprising incorporation of faith-based questions about moral responsibility, and the continued relevance of its “Men ain’t shit” ideology. (Crooked Marquee)

Want to feel extremely old as shit, but also not crazy because something actually did f*ck up music in the ’90s and you didn’t just imagine it? This thread on the Telecommunication Act of 1996 has you covered. (Twitter)

From James: Teen who showed up in operating room with scalpel had idolized doctors all his life. (WaPo)

From Petr:

Deplatforming works: ‘Ex gay’ Milo Yiannopoulos now forced to earn his dollars selling statues of the Virgin Mary on a Christian YouTube shopping network 😂🙏⛪️ pic.twitter.com/Ym3RHGaefa

— Benjamin Cohen (@benjamincohen) November 15, 2021

Patty Jenkins is already having creative differences with Lucasfilm about Rogue Squadron. Welp… (Comic Book)

Pablo Schreiber suits up in the brief as hell teaser for the Halo series that’s now on Paramount+ for some reason. (AV Club)

Adam Driver never wants to go back to Comic-Con. (IndieWire)

Who are your favorite nonfiction writers? Nannerbears used to read mostly fiction but has recently taken a turn into nonfiction, especially anything by Mary Roach. "I have a propensity towards science, especially space, but the right author can make me want to learn more about anything." You can read more about Nannerbears in this month’s Quick Questions with a Cannonballer. (Cannonball Read 13)

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— ✨rsrch mnki (they/them)✨ (@finess3nce) November 13, 2021