He has a particular set of skills – and he’s not afraid to use them!
Liam Neeson stars in the next chapter of the Naked Gun franchise, which serves both as a legacy sequel to Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) and as a soft reboot. As Frank Drebin Jr, son to the character played by Leslie Nielsen in David Zucker’s films, Neeson here parodies his own extensive back catalogue of police procedurals and B-movie action fare. He effortlessly exchanges sincerity for satire with endlessly watchable comedic timing.
Having been in development since 2013, the film has been through various iterations before producer Seth MacFarlane joined the project. With a proven track record of sharp parody work, Akiva Schaffer of The Lonely Island sits in the director’s chair, honouring the franchise’s past whilst bringing it decisively into the 21st century.
