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THE NAKED GUN: Liam Neeson Reloads The Laughs In The Official Trailer

Heading to theaters August 1 is Akiva Schaffer’s The Naked Gun, ultimately a sequel to the classic “Police Squad” brand heralded by the late Leslie Nielsen and George Kennedy. In place of the iconic duo are none other than Liam Neeson and Paul Walter Hauser as the on-screen descendants for the aforementioned pair, and with a brand new trailer to nod fans of the franchise with a raft of slapstick and tongue-in-cheek laughs akin to the brand. Only one man has the particular set of skills… to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) follows in his father’s footsteps in THE NAKED GUN, directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping) and from producer Seth MacFarlane (Ted, Family Guy). Joining the case are cast Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, with […]

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THE NAKED GUN: Paramount Moves Forward On Reboot Of Classic Crime Comedy

Paramount Pictures is moving forward with a reboot of The Naked Gun, according to Deadline’s Justin Kroll. Actor Liam Neeson is set to star in the film with Akiva Schaffer to direct from a script by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand (Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers) and with Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins producing through Fuzzy Door. Kroll notes that Neeson “may be playing the son of officer Frank Drebin instead of stepping into the shoes made famous by Leslie Nielsen.” Previous reports have noted that Neeson might have been on par to play the Drebin character. Thursday’s report confirms differently. Late actor Nielsen, who died in 2010 at the age of 84 from pneumonia, popularized the character from its short-lived, more seriously toned appearance on the ABC series, “Police Squad” in 1982, to a more comedic approach in a trilogy of feature films dubbed The Naked Gun between 1998 […]

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