With Paramount Pictures recently giving it a release date, here’s everything we know about Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot. After years of rumors and speculation, Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot looks like it is finally heading into production. Set to be directed by The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer, and written by Dan Gregor and Doug … Read more
The Naked Gun co-creator David Zucker doesn’t exactly see a need for a new movie if younger generations are still discovering the original. When it was announced that Liam Neeson would be playing the lead in a reboot of The Naked Gun, the sound of people collectively going “Whaaaa??” was heard across every precinct. Liam … Read more
Liam Neeson’s The Naked Gun has its leading lady: Pamela Anderson. It’s maybe an off-kilter pick, but it’s fitting for the franchise, a spoof of old cop movies and TV shows that began as the short-lived television series Police Squad! and then became the hit trilogy of films The Naked Gun. Leslie Nielsen played bumbling LA cop Frank Drebin in … Read more
Liam Neeson explains why he wanted to star in The Naked Gun reboot, which is expected to start shooting later this year. It may seem sacrilegious to reboot The Naked Gun, but if anyone can fill the brilliantly deadpan shoes of Leslie Nielsen, it will be Liam Neeson. The actor has been attached to the … Read more
Trayce Gigi Field noted, “There’d be a huge movie and the costumes would be on display and they would just say worn by so-and-so, and the costume designer would not be listed.” Because the costume designers are pay-for-hire, unless their individual contract specifies it, they do not receive royalties or any profits from commercially sold … Read more
The long-in-development Naked Gun remake starring Liam Neeson now officially has a release date, with Paramount revealing the film will arrive next year. During a slew of news announcements, the company confirmed that the remake will release on July 18, 2025. The movie will be directed and executive produced by Akiva Schaffer, who co-wrote the … Read more
The Naked Gun is getting a remake starring Liam Neeson. The original film, released in 1988, became a sold hit for the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker, who previously had a smash hit with the spoof Airplane! The Naked Gun was their take on classic cop movies, with Leslie Nielson in the role … Read more
We take a look back at one of the funniest films of the 80s, The Naked Gun: From the FIles of Police Squad with Leslie Nielsen. Riggs and Murtagh. Tango and Cash. Starsky and Hutch. John McClane. Frank Bullitt. Dirty Harry Callahan. While those are all tough movie cops, none of them are as hard … Read more
Thirty-five years ago, David Zucker unveiled his comedy classic The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! to audiences. The rest was history. In 1988, the film’s irreverent and satirical comedic approach wasn’t new. Zucker’s own The Kentucky Fried Movie, Airplane!, and Top Secret! were the first out of the gate. Still, The Naked … Read more
Mads Mikkelsen is reportedly in talks to play the main villain in the upcoming Naked Gun reboot against Liam Neeson’s Frank Drebin. Liam Neeson’s Frank Drebin may have found his foil in the upcoming reboot of The Naked Gun, as reports have come out that former Bond villain Mads Mikkelsen may be close to signing … Read more