Liam Neeson to Star in Naked Gun Reboot

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Liam Neeson is getting silly successful a caller reboot of the Naked Gun series. New formed members person joined the project directed by Akiva Schaffer.

April 11, 2024: According to The Hollywood Reporter, the police-procedural spoof volition beryllium directed by the Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer and produced successful portion by Seth MacFarlane. Dan Gregor and Doug Mand (Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers) wrote the script.

The Naked Gun movies primitively starred Leslie Nielsen and were spun disconnected from the one-season TV amusement Police Squad! Nielsen played Frank Drebin, a self-serious detective who has failed up done the ranks of the titular Police Squad. Once pegged arsenic a melodramatic actor, Nielsen pivoted to drama starting with Airplane! Neeson has besides occasionally devolved into self-parody, playing himself successful an occurrence of Atlanta.

A reboot of the bid was antecedently attempted by Office star Ed Helms, but it ne'er made it to the screen. Presumably, the caller mentation has been tailored to Neeson’s peculiar accomplishment set. This presently untitled communicative from the files of Police Squad comes to theaters connected July 28, 2025.

May 1, 2024: The satellite of Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot is getting fleshed out. Pamela Anderson has signed connected to play Frank Drebin’s emotion interest, played by Priscilla Presley successful the archetypal movie. Deadline is reporting that Paul Walter Hauser, who antecedently worked with Akiva Schaffer connected I Think You Should Leave, will beryllium playing Captain Ed Hocken. Hocken was played by George Kennedy successful the Naked Gun films and by Alan North connected Police Squad!