A New Naked Gun Movie Lands At Paramount

According to reports, acclaimed actor and action star Liam Neeson will be attempting to fill Leslie Nielsen's spoof-loving shoes in the "Naked Gun" revival, with him slated to possibly portray Frank Drebin's son (via Deadline). Other details about the movie and its plot are reportedly under wraps, though it's been revealed that Seth MacFarlane will be producing, and Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer has been pegged to direct. Writers Dan Gregor and Doug Mand both worked on the screenplay, along with "Family Guy" scribe Mark Hentemann and "Ted" writer Alec Sulkin. 

While it's ultimately unclear what sort of tone Paramount's new "Naked Gun" flick will have, many fans are afraid that Neeson isn't going to be a good fit for the pun-soaked film project, while others think the "Taken" star could take to it like a duck to water. 

"Liam Neeson can be super funny, but the original trilogy is so perfect and iconic," said Twitter user @MikaEn2305. "I'm having a hard time seeing how this could even get close to that," they tweeted. User @adancastillo84 said, "It'll be great. Neeson's performance will be similar to Nielsen's performance in Airplane where the humor is his deadpan delivery. Think Neeson's appearance on Ted and Life's Too Short." 

According to Deadline, talks of a "Naked Gun" reboot first began after Nielsen's death in 2010. They reportedly fizzled out for a while, though, but gained new life following the success of another '80s franchise reboot, "Top Gun: Maverick." No official greenlight has been given, per Deadline, but it appears that everything is now in place for the revival to move forward.