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Liam Neeson's Naked Gun reboot latest: comedy cast includes Pamela Anderson

Liam Neeson is taking over from Leslie Nielsen in a reboot of the much-loved detective spoof

Evening Standard

Liam Neeson is beating up bank robbers while wearing a skirt in first trailer for The Naked Gun reboot from The Lonely Island director

"Frank Drebin, Police Squad. The new version"

Total Film

The Naked Gun: release date, cast, plot and everything we know about the Liam Neeson action-comedy

Liam Neeson takes Leslie Nielsen’s role on Police Squad in reboot of classic comedy The Naked Gun. Here’s what you need to know.

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First trailer for Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot released

Neeson steps into the role of the bumbling detective made famous by Leslie Nielsen in the TV show and film series created by the Zucker Abrahams Zucker team

The Guardian - UK

Priscilla Presley excited to see Pamela Anderson in The Naked Gun reboot

While Pamela Anderson's role in 'The Naked Gun' reboot hasn't been officially confirmed yet, Priscilla Presley is excited to see the 'Baywatch' star to play the movie's main love interest in the upcoming comedy.

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Jim Abrahams obituary

Writer and director who was part of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team behind the classic film spoofs Airplane! and The Naked Gun

The Guardian - UK

‘Don’t call me Shirley’: Watch five classic moments from Jim Abrahams comedies

Writer-director was involved with a string of hits, including Airplane!, Hot Shots! and The Naked Gun. Here are some of the most famous scenes

The Guardian - UK

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From Airplane! to The Naked Gun, Jim Abrahams was a pioneer of spoof comedy

The writer and director, who died this week, helped to define what big screen spoofs would look like in the decades after

The Guardian - US

Jim Abrahams, co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies aged 80

Famed comedy writer and director, who was also involved in Ruthless People and Hot Shots!, died of natural causes

The Guardian - US

The Holdovers to Airplane! The seven best films to watch on TV this week

Alexander Payne’s melancholy masterpiece is witty and bittersweet, and Leslie Nielsen’s 80s spoof classic is brilliantly ridiculous

The Guardian - UK

Liam Neeson promises The Naked Gun reboot will be ‘very funny’

Liam Neeson has promised 'The Naked Gun' reboot will be "very funny" and teased he and his co-stars Pamela Anderson and Danny Huston "had some laughs" making the movie.

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Liam Neeson to retire from action movies

Hollywood actor Liam Neeson has revealed he plans to retire from making action movies next year because he wants to bow out before he's unable to convincingly throw a punch.

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Behind the Scene No 4: can you guess the movie from the image?

Based on this mystery image, can you correctly guess the movie in this week's game of Behind the Scene?

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Jeannette Charles obituary

The Queen’s most famous lookalike, who enjoyed a long career in film and television thanks to their uncanny resemblance

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Liam Neeson To Star In 'Naked Gun' Remake

Paramount Pictures revives 'Naked Gun' franchise with Liam Neeson as Lt. Drebin in 2025 remake, promising a fresh take on the classic comedy series.

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The Independent UK

19 movies that saved actors’ careers

Louis Chilton looks at 19 projects that managed to pull great stars back from the brink

The Independent UK

19 movies that saved actors’ careers

Louis Chilton looks at 19 projects that managed to pull great stars back from the brink

The Independent UK

19 movies that saved actors’ careers

Louis Chilton looks at 19 projects that managed to pull great stars back from the brink

The Independent UK

19 movies that saved actors’ careers

Louis Chilton looks at 19 projects that managed to pull great stars back from the brink

Salon

Airplane!: "When stupidity is elevated"

The writers-directors of the 1980 comedy discuss their new book, smart casting and jokes that might not play today

Belfast Live

Liam Neeson tells how he's determined to keep fighting into his 70s

The Hollywood legend was in Dublin as his 100th movie premiered

Irish Mirror

Liam Neeson reveals he wants to keep 'fighting' well into his 70s

The Hollywood legend has no plans of slowing down

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