February 16, 2025 6:02 pm

Original Naked Gun Director Takes Candid Shot at Liam Neeson Reboot, Quips 'It Won't Have OJ'
Original Naked Gun Director Takes Candid Shot at Liam Neeson Reboot, Quips 'It Won't Have OJ'

Original Naked Gun Director Takes Candid Shot at Liam Neeson Reboot, Quips ‘It Won’t Have OJ’

The Naked Gun fans may be quietly hopeful that Liam Neeson’s reboot of the comedy franchise will be a worthy successor to the Leslie Nielsen franchise, but one person who doesn’t share their enthusiasm is original director David Zucker. The reboot of The Naked Gun has been on the cards for some time, and at one point it was Zucker who was set to return to helm the movie with his own script, which was co-written with Pat Proft and Mike McManus. Since that film was retooled into the Akiva Schaffer film that is heading into production soon, Zucker says he has not been contacted at all about being part of it.

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