News about Akiva Schaffer

Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has been cast in Paramount Pictures' upcoming Naked Gun reboot. The Canadian-American actress, 56, will star opposite of Liam Neeson in the untitled remake, slated to hit theaters on July 18, 2025. The script was penned by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand and Schaffer, the trio behind the  live-action film Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, which won an Emmy for outstanding television movie at the creative arts Emmy's this Sunday in 2022. Akiva Schaffer, who co-wrote the draft screenplay with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, will serve as the director and executive producer.

A new version of The Naked Gun, which has been in the works for a number of years, has finally arrived at a release date. According to a number of publications that include Variety, Paramount Pictures announced on Friday that the yet untitled comedy cop film starring Liam Neeson in the role of the incompetent police officer Frank Drebin was scheduled to premiere in theaters on July 15, 2025. The new movie will be based off the popular Naked Gun film franchise and television series Police Squad! The late great Leslie Nielsen was played by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker. Akiva Schaffer, who co-wrote the draft screenplay with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, will act as the director and executive producer. The trio had previously worked together on Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022), a live-action and animation hybrid. Schaffer, Dan Gregor, and Doug Mand wrote an updated version of the script from Seth MacFarlane's contribution, Mark Hentemann, and Alec Sulkin.

Liam Neeson may be about to perform his comedic chops to the fullest extent following rumors that he is in talks to star in a revival of The Naked Gun. The Hollywood Reporter characterized Neeson, 70, as being in 'early talks,' while Lava Schaffer, a Lonely Island resident, is currently attached to the project as director. Although most social media users were excited to see Neeson go all in on comedy after focusing almost exclusively on black action films in recent years, several fans of the original film and its sequels were worried that he would not be able to live up to Leslie Nielsen's side-splitting performance.