News about Jerry Zucker

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.

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