The Bare Gun reboot transferring ahead with Liam Neeson in talks

Moving into the exceedingly dry footwear of Leslie Nielsen isn’t any small matter, however Liam Neeson goes to offer it a shot with a brand new Bare Gun reboot. Hollywood has been trying to reboot the franchise for numerous years, with Ed Helms (The Workplace) as soon as slated to play Detective Frank Drebin, however Deadline has reported that Paramount Photos is formally transferring ahead with a brand new Bare Gunn reboot directed by Akiva Schaffer and that Liam Neeson is in negotiations to star.

Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who wrote Akiva Schaffer’s Chip n Dale: Rescue Rangers film, have additionally closed a deal to pen the script for The Bare Gun reboot. The earlier draft was written by Mark Hentemann & Alec Sulkin. Schaffer may even government produce the reboot, with Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins producing by means of their Fuzzy Door manufacturing banner. Plot particulars concerning the reboot are being stored below wraps at this level, however it’s rumoured that Liam Neeson could also be enjoying the son of Frank Derbin, the character performed by Leslie Nielsen within the authentic Bare Gun motion pictures. Nielsen’s deadpan brilliance could be arduous to emulate, so I hope they don’t attempt to make Neeson do the identical factor. The man may be humorous, little question about that, however his sort of comedy isn’t the identical as Nielsen’s. However with Akiva Schaffer on the helm, maybe this reboot has the possibility of peculiar us.

Liam Neeson first addressed the potential for starring in a Bare Gun reboot practically two years in the past, saying that he had “been approached by Seth MacFarlane and Paramount Studios to perhaps resurrect the Bare Gun movies,” which he joked would “both end my profession or carry it in one other route. I actually don’t know.” The unique franchise started life as Police Squad!, an exceptionally short-lived TV collection that was cancelled after simply six episodes. Just a few years later, the franchise moved to the large display with The Bare Gun: From the Information of Police Squad! and was adopted by two sequels, The Bare Gun 2½: The Scent of Worry and Bare Gun 33 ⅓: The Ultimate Insult

Would you prefer to see a reboot of The Bare Gun with Liam Neeson?