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USA Today
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Host of UFC personalities appear in new trailer for 'The Naked Gun' reboot
Host of UFC personalities appear in new trailer for 'The Naked Gun' reboot More than 30 years after the character last appeared on the big screen, a legendary cop returns in a few weeks – sort of. Lt. Frank Drebin is back in legacy sequel of "The Naked Gun," but it's as Frank Jr., played by Liam Neeson, and not Leslie Nielsen. The movie arrives in theaters Aug. 1 – and it will have a strong UFC presence, too. For a few quick frames in the new trailer for the film, Neeson can be seen punching out UFC announcer Bruce Buffer and longtime referee and former Bellator analyst John McCarthy while a broadcast team including UFC play-by-play voice Jon Anik and commentator Michael Bisping call the action. "The Naked Gun" will be the fourth film in the franchise. The original was released in 1988, starring Nielsen and Priscilla Presley, and was based on the 1980s police spoof TV series "Police Squad." Two sequels, "The Naked Gun 2 1/2" and "The Naked Gun 33 1/3," were released in 1991 and 1994. The new version stars Neeson as the son of Nielsen's Drebin; Pamela Anderson as his love interest; Paul Walter Houser as Drebin Sr.'s former partner's son; and even WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes. The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer of "Saturday Night Live" and The Lonely Island fame, and counts "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane among its production team. Check out the trailer above. What lands at No. 1 on our chart? The best (and worst!) MMA movies (and TV series) of all time
Express Tribune
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Trailer out now: Liam Neeson steps into detective Frank Drebin's shoes in The Naked Gun reboot
Paramount Pictures has dropped the trailer for its upcoming reboot of The Naked Gun, a fresh take on the classic 1988 comedy. The original film, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, was a parody of police and crime dramas and became a major box office success. The reboot is set to revive the franchise, which included sequels in 1991 and 1994. Liam Neeson steps into the iconic role of Frank Drebin, previously portrayed by the late Leslie Nielsen. Joining Neeson is Pamela Anderson, who takes over the role of the love interest, originally played by Priscilla Presley. Paul Walter Hauser plays Captain Ed, a role previously held by Alan North and George Kennedy. The star-studded cast also includes Danny Huston, Kevin Durand, and Liza Koshy. Anderson spoke highly of her co-star at the Zurich Film Festival last October, saying, "Liam is hysterical in it." Neeson reciprocated the praise, stating, 'With Pamela, first off, I'm madly in love with her. She's just terrific to work with.' He continued by emphasizing her humility and sense of humor on set, adding that she's 'going to be terrific in the film.' Neeson, known for his action roles, expressed initial hesitation about taking on a comedic character, admitting to Collider that he was nervous about playing Drebin for a full-length film after previous short comedic sketches. Directed by Akiva Schaffer from The Lonely Island, the reboot of The Naked Gun will hit theaters on August 1. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins are producing, with Schaffer co-writing the script alongside Dan Gregor and Doug Mand.
Yahoo
03-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Netflix Lands Hot Action Comedy Package Teaming Andy Samberg & Jason Momoa
EXCLUSIVE: Here's a pairing you might not have seen coming. In a highly competitive situation, involving offers from both studios and streamers, Netflix has landed the pitch for a two-hander action comedy to star A Minecraft Movie's Jason Momoa and SNL alum Andy Samberg. More from Deadline Amazon MGM Studios In Talks To Acquire Hot Video Game Package 'Split Fiction' Teaming Jon M. Chu & Sydney Sweeney Emily Ziff Griffin Tapped To Adapt Her Short Story 'Morning Person' For Amazon MGM Studios Netflix Takes A Bulk Of The World On Shih-Ching Tsou's Cannes Movie 'Left-Handed Girl' We hear the currently untitled film is set in Momoa's native Hawaii, though further details as to the plot are under wraps. Samberg's Party Over Here and Momoa's On The Roam will produce. The script will be written by a pair of highly decorated SNL alums: 11x Emmy nominee Rob Klein and eight-time nominee John Solomon. No word yet on who will direct. Momoa is riding high on the success of A Minecraft Movie, the Warner Bros/Legendary film which secured the biggest opening ever for a video game adaptation, breathing life into the global box office with a worldwide gross exceeding $948 million. Highly in demand as ever, his upcoming slate includes Amazon's action comedy The Wrecking Crew, where he stars opposite Dave Bautista, as well as Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, where he fulfills his longtime ambition to play intergalactic alien Lobo. On August 1, he unveils Chief of War, the Apple historical epic he co-created with Thomas Pa'a Sibbett, in which he also stars. Then, there's Animal Friends, a live-action/animated road trip action comedy, where he stars alongside Ryan Reynolds, Aubrey Plaza, and Vince Vaughn. We were first to report on the Warner Bros/Legendary title, which opens October 10. Next up, Momoa will reprise his role as Duncan Idaho in Dune 3, which rolls cameras in July. An Emmy and Golden Globe winner, Samberg will next be seen starring alongside Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch in Jay Roach's The Roses, a remake of the classic 1989 dark comedy The War of the Roses that Searchlight releases August 29. This past fall, he returned to Studio 8H for SNL's 50th season, portraying Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff opposite Maya Rudolph's Kamala Harris. He also starred in three new The Lonely Island digital shorts, and performed alongside Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny and Eddie Vedder in a musical medley for SNL50: The Homecoming Concert. He starred opposite Kate Winslet in the recent war correspondent drama Lee and launched a new podcast with Seth Meyers, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers Podcast, last spring. Momoa is represented by WME and Edelstein, Laird & Sobel; Samberg by UTA and Johson, Shapiro, Slewett & Kole; Klein by CAA and Myman Greenspan Fox; and Solomon by UTA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Liam Neeson's Naked Gun reboot latest: comedy cast includes Pamela Anderson
The teaser trailer for the new Naked Gun film has finally been revealed and, between unforgettable images of Liam Neeson's underwear and references to OJ Simpson, it's a wild ride. Liam Neeson famously has 'a very particular set of skills', and in the upcoming reboot of Naked Gun, it looks like these will include disguising himself as a schoolgirl and attacking people with a sharpened lollipop. The reboot will see Liam Neeson play Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., son of Lt. Frank Drebin, the lead character of the first three films played by Leslie Nielsen. The Naked Gun franchise began with the Police Squad! series in 1982 before it became a film franchise, famous for sending up cop drama tropes and ridiculous visual jokes. The reboot of the action-comedies was confirmed by Paramount Pictures in 2013, but the project seemed to have been forgotten until October 2022 when the film was officially greenlit with The Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer directing. Paramount are keeping the details close to their chests, but here's what you need to know so far. Taken's Liam Neeson is confirmed in the main role of Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., and if the trailer is anything to go by, he's taken his first full length comedy in his stride. The 72-year-old actor has an impressively long CV, and is known for his roles as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List and Jean Valjean in Les Misérables, as well as featuring in blockbusters such as Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. It's not his first go at comedy though – he played himself in BBC 2's Life's Too Short and more recently Chief Constable Byers in Derry Girls. When asked about how he felt about testing out his comedy skills, Liam Neeson told ComingSoon: 'It has to be proven. So I'm slightly nervous of it. A little Stephen Colbert sketch or Ricky Gervais, I'm okay with because it's short. But a whole film, we'll see.' Pamela Anderson has also been confirmed in a 'femme fatale' role, after her most recent role in indie-drama film The Last Showgirl saw her nominated for a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The ex-Baywatch star's autobiography Love, Pamela was published in 2023, coinciding with her recent Netflix documentary, Pamela, a Love Story. Her role is not revealed by the trailer, but Neeson told PEOPLE: 'She's funny and so easy to work with. She's going to be terrific in the film.' Paul Walter Hauser will play Captain Ed Hocken Jr., son of, naturally, Captain Ed Hocken, originally played by Alan North in the TV series and George Kennedy in the films. Hauser is best known for playing Stingray in the Netflix series Cobra Kai as well as voicing Embarrassment in last year's Pixar blockbuster Inside Out 2. He is an actor and wrestler and is set to play a role alongside Jeremy Allen White in the upcoming biopic about Bruce Springsteen, Deliver Me from Nowhere. Also confirmed for the new film are The Strain's Kevin Durand, Youtuber and actress Liza Koshy, Succession's Danny Huston and The X-Files' CCH Pounder. Very little has been revealed about the plot for the reboot, but it is thought it will follow similar lines to the originals, where Frank Drebin accidently discovers a sinister plot and must attempt to resolve it. In the trailer released on April 3, Neeson strolls into a hostage situation at a bank, dressed as a schoolgirl. After being confronted by one of the bank robbers, he removes a ridiculous latex mask and reveals himself as Frank Drebin Jr. The teaser also reveals the lead characters and other police officers paying tribute to their dads, showing pictures of the original Naked Gun actors. As many viewers will remember, OJ Simpson played a big role as Detective Nordberg in all three original films. In an on-the-nose move, when it comes to the son paying tribute to his dad, Nordberg's picture, he looks knowingly to the camera and shakes his head. The film is now confirmed to be released in the United States on August 1 later this year, but in the meantime, we've attached the trailer so that you too can be slightly disturbed by the sight of Liam Neeson in some strawberry pink bloomers.
Yahoo
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Saturday Night Live' Highlights: Jack Black Pumps Up the Crowd at Studio 8H and at Home
After last week's slightly languid 'Saturday Night Live' episode hosted by Mikey Madison, there was no doubt that Jack Black needed to bring the energy and boy, did he not disappoint. Following a pretty standard cold open featuring James Austin Johnson as Trump announcing his tariffs, as well as yet another appearance from Mike Myers as Elon Musk, Black took to the main Studio 8H stage as if he was being shot out of a cannon. Though initially unsure if he should take another spin as host, the band playing Aerosmith's 'Back in the Saddle' prompted Black to grab a mic and use the entire studio as his stage. Not only could Bill Burr and Kieran Culkin (both currently in the Broadway revival of 'Glengarry Glen Ross') be seen in the crowd, but if you look closely, a few faces from 'School of Rock' were visible as well. More from IndieWire 'The Last of Us' Showrunner Says Bella Ramsey Is 'Certainly Grown' Enough to Play Ellie in Season 2 Kenan Thompson Wouldn't Mind Being a 'Forever Cast Member' on 'Saturday Night Live' Though all of Black's live sketches offered at least a few giggles, if not an outright cackle, the one that really showed off his comedy chops was a pre-taped bit that doubles as a commercial for both Flamin' Hot Cheetos and the hemorrhoid treatment Preparation H. While the conceit is funny enough, Black's over-the-top presentation and forceful enthusiasm for the combination of both products brings the gag to a whole other level, making this one of the best commercial parodies 'SNL' has done in quite some time. While 'The Lonely Island' is no longer a full-time part of 'SNL,' their impact on the show has remained, with pre-taped musical sketches now a staple of the variety series. Not all of these bits have landed in the absence of 'The Lonely Island,' but last night's 'Goth Kid on Vacation' was top tier, harkening back to the glory days of 'I'm On a Boat' and 'Dick in a Box.' Featuring Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim as a Jamaican singing duo, the song is a jaunty ear-worm that recalls the one sibling in most families unable to enjoy an easy-going vacation in paradise. Michael Longfellow is hilarious as the eponymous goth kid, with Black offering a killer emo-inspired solo in the middle of the song as well. Colin Jost and Michael Che have been delivering 3-pointers all season at the Weekend Update desk, proving why they've been mainstays on the show for over a decade, but last night, Nwodim ate them both up for a bit that recalled the Def Jam style of stand-up comedy from the 1990s. Referencing the recent news that Trump's White House Correspondents' Dinner would break with tradition and not feature a comedian as host — even after Amber Ruffin had already been announced for the job — Nwodim decided to offer her own skills to show that you can still be funny without referencing politics. Instead, Nwodim's jokes focused around the food being served at the function and not being able to find a good man. Things went off-the-rails when she tried to get the audience to participate, proving that sometimes the best part of 'SNL' are the moments you can't plan for. Again, all of the live sketches last night were better than many featured during 'SNL 50,' purely based on Black's own strong sense of timing, as well as the cast's comfort working with a true professional who is on their level or higher. However, the one that stood above the rest came a bit later in the evening, with Black playing a band leader performing on a pier near 'Bass Lake.' As he offers others to join him on stage for a rendition of Tom Petty's 'Freefallin',' a host of what we'll politely call 'gator-trash' appear, ready to perform. The only problem is that they all insist on playing bass, a notion that soon gets out-of-hand, as the intensity of the sound begins the compromise the structure they're standing on. 'Saturday Night Live' returns next week, April 12, with host Jon Hamm and musical guest Lizzo. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie The 55 Best LGBTQ Movies and TV Shows Streaming on Netflix Right Now
