Deadline is reporting that Paramount is looking to revive Naked Gun with Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin’s son. While Liam Neeson sounds like Leslie Nielson, he is not the same type of actor. Nielsen was able to go from drama to comedy so effortlessly; Neeson isn’t that brilliant.
He is a great action star, but he is not a straight comedian. But then again, I never thought that Robert De Niro would be, but he is. However, I don’t believe Neeson could ever do it.
Plus, do we need another Naked Gun? The three movies were comedy gold, and even Seth McFarlane, who is producing the film, is only bronze worthy. And I love MacFarlane.
