Years after Liam Neeson joked it might "finish his career", The Naked Gun reboot sets a release date
Feb. 29, 2024Neeson is teaming up with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane
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The Naked Gun series proved a huge success, spawning two sequels, 1991’s The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear and the 1994 follow-up Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult. The series grossed almost $500 million worldwide.
Neeson has already showcased the Leslie Nielsen-style dry wit needed for The Naked Gun, joking withPeople (The TV Show!)that “it’ll either finish my career or bring it in another direction. I honestly don’t know.”
Neeson’s current standing as everyday action hero also stands him in good stead to show off his comedic chops in The Naked Gun. It could even put him in a similar career trajectory to Nielsen, who gained acclaim in more quote-unquote ‘serious’ films such as The Poseidon Adventure before transferring his talents to comedy.
Alongside MacFarlane and Neeson, The Naked Gun is in good hands behind the camera too. It will be helmed by The Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer, director of Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers.
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