"The Naked Gun" reboot with Liam Neeson

*Andrew NDB* · 10-13-2022, 04:01 PM

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blew the chance of calling it The Taken Gun.

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

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Originally Posted by Mayhem

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

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

Maybe his son?

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

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~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	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.

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