Yep, it seems Liam Neeson has got the comedy bug.
https://screencrush.com/naked-gun-remake/
I think this is a great idea. People tend to forget that Leslie Nielsen was a 'straight' actor for far more years than he was a comedic one, and his ability to deadpan his way through the hailstorm of gags that was Police Squad/Naked Gun/Airplane is a huge part of the appeal.
LIAM NEESON | Improvisational Comedy | Life's Too Short (https://youtu.be/Z2Co0lvFUAo?feature=shared)
It's funny, I could have sworn I remembered there being a Naked Gun reboot a few years ago with Steve Carell, but I can find no evidence of it, so I must have imagined it. Perhaps I was getting mixed up with his Get Smart. Liam Neeson is much better casting anyway, for the reasons Jim stated.
It actually pains me he was never bond. I would have taken him over Craig, except I do love Casino.
Also the writing in all the Bond films after that has been a mess so maybe he dodged a bullet
Anytime Naked Gun/Police Squad is mentioned, I just have to:
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1/10) Movie CLIP - Nordberg's Bad Luck (1988) HD (https://youtu.be/J2_tJIgfnDA?feature=shared)
Fair play to him. He has a lot in common with Leslie Nielson if you ask me. Not only can he be a serious actor in serious settings, but he can also be a serious actor in ludicrous settings, which makes them all the more ludicrous, and funny for that matter.
He has a quick turn in Atlanta, starring as himself that is very very darkly funny.
(plus an episode of derry girls)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij3hCALv2no
He also has a cameo in Ted 2
Naked Gun, Airplane, and Police Squad! are all great - but ruined Forbidden Planet for me.
I have a really soft spot for many a parody movie, I, er, even quite enjoyed Scary Movie 2 (hey, it's got Tim Curry, David Cross, Chris Elliot, Anna Farris and Anna Richter in supporting roles!), but I'm not sure that Liam Neeson is the right man for the job here. I hope I'm wrong, and I do like Neeson a lot in many roles, but yeah, I kind of wish it was someone else. I also hope it's more of a reboot than a remake and while they use the original concept the script / plot is very different, comedy tends to be one of those rare genres that if you try and just remake the original it often pails in comparison - take Mean Girls The Musical for instance, which has some nice enough songs, but hearing twenty year old jokes told by new actors didn't really work for me.
"I've been a world famous tough guy since I was 55".
I wonder if it will be a parody of the old cops shows like in the original or update to a parody of recent cop shows. Would be strange to make a parody of 60 year old tv shows which most people haven't seen. But updating it to spoof modern day TV doesn't sound too appealing to me.
Quote from: Vector14 on 07 March, 2024, 02:23:52 PMI wonder if it will be a parody of the old cops shows like in the original or update to a parody of recent cop shows. Would be strange to make a parody of 60 year old tv shows which most people haven't seen. But updating it to spoof modern day TV doesn't sound too appealing to me.
I think it would become a different thing then.
A Touch Of Cloth was in a similar vein, parodying Scandi noir and its UK imitators in a ZAZ style, but it wasn't
The Naked Gun, because the source material was different.
Something like Bosch is just a razor's width away from parody. The only thing holding it together seems to be Titus Welliver's self-belief.