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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kevin E G Perry

Liam Neeson’s Naked Gun reboot slammed by creator for ‘ruining’ series

Liam Neeson David Zucker Paramount Seth MacFarlane
  • David Zucker, co-creator of The Naked Gun franchise, has criticised Paramount and producer Seth MacFarlane for "ruining" last year's reboot of the film series.
  • Zucker labelled the decision to replace original star Leslie Nielsen with Liam Neeson as "moronic", despite admitting he has not seen the new film.
  • He revealed that Paramount overlooked his own proposed script for a fourth Naked Gun film, which would have featured a young actor in a James Bond-style setting.
  • Zucker believes Hollywood studios are too risk-averse, opting for big names like MacFarlane and Neeson over original concepts, and chose the "wrong thing".
  • He has repurposed his unmade Naked Gun 4 script as Counter Intelijence and is currently working on a film noir spoof and an online comedy class.

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Naked Gun creator David Zucker slams ‘moronic’ reboot: ‘Paramount ruined the franchise’

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