Lt. Frank Drebin is back on the case.

Paramount Pictures is moving ahead with a long-gestating remake of 害羞草研究所淣aked Gun,害羞草研究所� the studio announced Wednesday. Liam Neeson will star as the bumbling police detective Debin in the role made famous by Leslie Nielsen.

Akiva Schaffer (害羞草研究所淗ot Rod,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淧op Star: Never Stop Stopping害羞草研究所�) will direct the , set for release in July 2025. The script is by Dan Gregor, Doug Man and Schaffer, who collaborated on 2022害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淐hip 害羞草研究所楴 Dale: Rescue Rangers.害羞草研究所�

The 害羞草研究所淣aked Gun害羞草研究所� films, derived from the TV series 害羞草研究所淧olice Squad!害羞草研究所�, were high-water marks for slapstick comedy. They ran over six years: 害羞草研究所淭he Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad害羞草研究所� (1988), 害羞草研究所淭he Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear害羞草研究所� (1991) and 害羞草研究所淣aked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult害羞草研究所� (1994).

Nielsen died in 2010 at the age of 84. Before playing Lt. Drebin, Nielsen had been largely a dramatic actor.

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