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India Today
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- India Today
The Naked Gun trailer: Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson lead action-comedy reboot
Actor Liam Neeson has joined the crime comedy reboot of the classic 'The Naked Gun' franchise. The trailer for the film, released by Paramount Pictures, has an additional surprise element with Pamela Anderson joining the wild the two-minute, one-second trailer, audiences get a glimpse of iconic references from previous movies of 'The Naked Gun' series as is introduced as Lt Frank Drebin Jr, son of Lt Frank Drebin Sr played by Leslie Nielson in the In the nostalgic sequence, we see Drebin taking a knee in front of his father's portrait while promising to make him camera then zooms in on a line of detectives doing the same in front of other portraits. However, a young detective refuses to pay respect to the portrait of Nordberg (played by OJ Simpson).The scene is a reference to OJ falling out of grace in Hollywood, after being accused of murdering his ex-wife and her fast-paced action, gunshots, humour and adventure in 'The Naked Gun' is an homage to several action franchises, including 'Mission Impossible'.From Drebin's complete disregard for laws and regulations to his ruthless bashing of criminals, 'The Naked Gun' brings back old-school humour in one of Neeson's funniest on-screen The Naked Gun trailer here:advertisement Anderson portrays Neeson's love interest in the movie. She was last seen in the 2024 film 'The Last Showgirl'.Rapper Busta Rhymes and WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes also make fun cameos in Neeson-Anderson's edge-of-the-seat action-comedy.'The Naked Gun' is directed by Akiva Schaffer and produced by Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins. Schaffer wrote the script with Dan Gregor and Doug crime comedy also features Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, with Danny Pictures India releases the film on August 1, 2025.
Pink Villa
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
The Naked Gun Reboot: All We Know About Liam Neeson's Comedy Comeback Including Release Date, Cast, Plot and More
Paramount is bringing back the classic The Naked Gun franchise with a new installment, set to release in theaters on August 1, 2025. This reboot is being described as a 'legacy sequel' and features Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of Leslie Nielsen's original character from the earlier films. Directed by Akiva Schaffer (SNL, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping) and produced by Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy, Ted), the new film brings a fresh take on the spoof-comedy legacy that began in 1988. Alongside Neeson, the cast features Pamela Anderson as a mysterious femme fatale named Beth, and Paul Walter Hauser as Captain Ed Hocken Jr., the son of George Kennedy's character from the original films. The ensemble also includes Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, Liza Koshy, Cody Rhodes, CCH Pounder, Busta Rhymes, and Eddy Yu. Here's what the new trailer reveals Paramount dropped the new The Naked Gun trailer on June 16. Liam Neeson's version of Drebin appears to embrace slapstick comedy while poking fun at his famous 'particular set of skills' from the Taken films. In one scene, Drebin says, "Once you kill a man for revenge, there's no going back," before using ripped-off arms as weapons. He follows that up with a voiceover: "That was awesome." We also see emotional nods to the franchise's legacy as Frank and Ed Jr. stand in front of commemorative plaques honoring their fathers. In one classic joke, Drebin interrogates a suspect who served 20 years for 'man's laughter,' only to be corrected that it was 'manslaughter.' Drebin replies: "Must have been quite the joke." In this new story, Frank Drebin Jr. is a top officer in the elite Police Squad. He's pulled into action when Beth's brother is murdered, and the squad's future is on the line. If Drebin fails to solve the case, the department will be shut down. Of course, the absurd humor remains intact, with Drebin even commandeering a coffee shop restroom for 'police business.' The original The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! released in 1988 and was followed by two sequels: The Smell of Fear (1991) and The Final Insult (1994). A reboot was first announced in 2013 with Ed Helms, but it never moved forward. Director David Zucker, who helmed the original films, declined involvement, saying it would only be inferior. While he was briefly part of a 2017 rewrite, that version also stalled. Zucker isn't involved in the current project and told TMZ he regretted watching the teaser, saying, "I can't unsee it."
