Naked Gun
Summary
The originalNaked Gundirector David Zucker and writer Pat Proft explain why a fourth film failed to develop , and why they ’re upset about the reboot with Liam Neeson . Based on thePolice Squad!TV serial publication , the originalNaked Guntrilogywas released from 1988 to 1994 watch over the comedic exploits of the incompetent police detective , Lt . Frank Drebin , played by Leslie Nielsen . As of 2022 , a reboot starring Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. has been in active maturation .
Zucker : Pat , Mike and I write a hand forNaked Gun 4 , and we heard Jon Gonda at Paramount had read the script and express mirth all the way through it . But somewhere along the air , they decide not to go with Pat and Mike and me . So that ’s when they get Seth MacFarlane , and he has Akiva Schaffer manoeuver Liam Neeson . I was never able to meet with Seth .
Proft : I’m not happy — and there ’s a story with it . But I ’m not proud of . It may come out and may be great — and in force for that — but I sure as f**k should be compose it . I should have done this one .
Zucker : About four years ago , Pat and I had one meeting over at Paramount with the then - head of production there . It was a woman who complained about some joke that Pat and I write about a police force policeman having to adjust her Kevlar vest or have a tit reduction or something . It ’s just a stupid , mild jocularity , but that was too much for them . So I ca n’t even envisage how they ’re limiting whoever doesNaked Gun 4 , if they ’re that scared . We ’re not involved , and we ’ve repurposed what was going to beNaked Gun 4 — as we prognosticate it , Counterintelijence , spelled with one L and a J — and we ’re going to go out with that one .
Proft : We’ve been totally blocked out of it . The unfortunate part of it is that Paramount own it , so they can do what they f**king want . So that ’s it .
Zucker : Akiva did reach out and came to my theatre . I had a very courteous coming together with him . He ’s a swell guy , and we just tattle about comedy . At some point , maybe they were go to give me the script . They need me to be involved , but I never got a hand , so nothing ever came of it .
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Everything We Know About Naked Gun 4
As the original writer and director make clear , they are no longer call for in any way withNaked Gun 4 , which is head in an totally dissimilar direction . It was first describe in October 2022 that aNaked Gunreboot was in development with Liam Neeson playing the son of Detective Frank Drebin rather of taking on the iconic role himself . Seth MacFarlane is producing and writing the reboot withThe Lonely Island ’s Akiva Schaffer attached to direct . In February 2023,Liam Neeson offer an update on theNaked Gunreboot :
Yes , Paramount Studios , I imagine . I approach Seth MacFarlane . He and his team are working on it , the scripts . So , we ’re hoping to go in the summertime .
Due to the dual WGA and SAG - AFTRA strike , theNaked Gunreboot was n’t able to startle film in the summer of 2023 , as Neeson says was the original plan . Because of the writers strike , MacFarlane was n’t able to work on the script from May to September 2023 and the result actors strike keep the casting or production physical process from taking place from July 14 to November 9 , 2023 . With both strikes over , it ’s undecipherable where theNaked Gunreboot remain firm , but one thing is sure , the original writer and director wo n’t be involved .
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The originalNaked Guntrilogy is stream on Max .
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Cast
Directed by Airplane ! directors Jim Abrahams and brother David and Jerry Zucker , The Naked Gun is a slapstick comedy star Leslie Nielsen as the bumbling Detective Frank Drebin , who ’s tasked with halt a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a visit to the United States . The original movie is a continuation of the Police Squad ! TV show , and it spawn two direct sequels .
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