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Andrew NDB 10-13-2022 04:01 PM

"The Naked Gun" reboot with Liam Neeson
 
It's happening:

https://deadline.com/2022/10/naked-g...er-1235144065/

I think Liam Neeson is perfect. I've seen his deadpan comedy on "Life is Short" and it's great. Here's a clip:


IMJ 10-13-2022 09:37 PM

That clip was funny, but I can't imagine how Liam Neeson could possibly fill the shoes of Leslie Nielsen.....

But I'm interested, for sure....

oldmanwinters 10-14-2022 12:00 PM

It's a bad idea, and yet...
it could work.

Stu_Padasso 10-15-2022 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters (Post 1946959)
It's a bad idea, and yet...
it could work.

So did hydrogen airships and Vietnam, so…

IMJ 10-15-2022 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Stu_Padasso (Post 1946999)
So did hydrogen airships and Vietnam, so…

Yeah - like seeing that clip above I believe 100% that he could do that deadpan-fool part of Frank Drebbon, but can he do the actual funny, goof-@$$$ stuff that punctuated the deadpan, ala Leslie Nielsen?

triplexxx 10-15-2022 07:43 PM

Well, Liam Neeson is surely no Leslie Nielsen, but it could work, though it'd work better as its own series rather than a remake.

Andrew NDB 10-15-2022 08:49 PM

Just make him a different Drebin.

TigerClaw 10-15-2022 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB (Post 1947040)
Just make him a different Drebin.

Maybe his son?

Sumac 10-16-2022 06:02 AM

Young Nisson looked very much like young Nielsen...and that's the only thing I see similar between them.

Of course, there is a chance that Nisson is some hidden comedic genius, but a lot hinges on the gags and jokes and we know that nowadays ti would be hard to do, since dumb**** snowflakes will find 99% of jokes "oppressive" or "-phobic".

So it will be either toothless non-sequitur parodies, like those Very Scary Movies and **** or extremely sterilized thing.

Andrew NDB 04-03-2025 03:38 PM

The Naked Gun reboot/remake
 


Feels like a vibe like the 21 Jump Street movies, which I loved. I'm pretty sure this only exists because of Neeson's time on "Extras."

XERO 04-03-2025 06:33 PM

Blew the chance of calling it The Taken Gun.

Xav 04-03-2025 11:08 PM

Surprised they didn't make the main character Frank's daughter.

Andrew NDB 04-03-2025 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by XERO (Post 2006511)
Blew the chance of calling it The Taken Gun.

Given that trailer, there is almost a 100% chance they make some quasi-reference to Taken in the movie.

Gotta love that OJ bit in there. Yeesh.

Mayhem 04-04-2025 02:56 AM

The Naked Gun 4.4 - Son of a Gun

ZariusTwo 04-04-2025 04:56 AM

Glad it'll be a follow-up legacy sequel, hope it takes the mickey out of those types of movies also. It's hilarious that they've worked in the reality all three leads are dead into a gag.

Anarchistguy 04-04-2025 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by XERO (Post 2006511)
Blew the chance of calling it The Taken Gun.

Myself, I would have prefered "Naked Gun 444 25/100: Son Of A Gun!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mayhem (Post 2006531)
The Naked Gun 4.4 - Son of a Gun

Dammit I was too slow

Andrew NDB 04-04-2025 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ZariusTwo (Post 2006534)
Glad it'll be a follow-up legacy sequel

I honestly never thought for a second it would be a legacy sequel, or even a "remake," necessarily. Just a similar but new take on the KIND of movies that trilogy was.

Barkworm 04-07-2025 02:36 AM

The teaser was surprisingly good. Especially the OJ bit.

Andrew NDB 06-17-2025 03:08 PM


member_removed 06-17-2025 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw (Post 1947042)
Maybe his son?


I'm going to be asking myself the whole movie "why does Drebin Jnr have an Irish accent".

Xav 06-18-2025 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by member_removed (Post 2009963)
I'm going to be asking myself the whole movie "why does Drebin Jnr have an Irish accent".

Obviously Frank took a trip to Ireland.

ssjup81 06-22-2025 06:41 PM

Saw the movie poster for this when seeing that Karate Kid movie a few weeks back. I dunno, feelings are mixed on this one. I have a tough time picturing Liam Neeson playing such a role or any modern take being as entertaining as the original films. I guess we will see, but looking at the trailer…it does look like it’ll be fun to watch. I guess we will see. I’m just glad it’s not a remake.


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