Los Angeles, Aug. 12 -- Actor Mel Gibson has shared an update on the long-awaited fifth installment of the 'Lethal Weapon' franchise, revealing that the script is complete but the film remains stuck in development due to studio-related issues, Deadline reported.

Gibson said the fifth film would feature older versions of the franchise's central characters, with one retired and the other working a desk job.

"The characters are quite different. They're older. One's retired. The other one's on a desk job. He's putting on too much weight, and it's low-tech," Gibson said, Deadline reported.

He explained that unlike the earlier films, the new installment would not rely heavily on large-scale explosions and elaborate action sequences, but woul...