Liam Neeson And Pamela Anderson Star In ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot

The Naked Gun is com­ing back, and this time, it’s Liam Nee­son lead­ing the chaos. The full trail­er for the upcom­ing com­e­dy just dropped, giv­ing fans a first prop­er look at what is in store.

Direct­ed by Aki­va Schaf­fer, the reboot fol­lows Nee­son as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of the orig­i­nal Police Squad offi­cer played by the late Leslie Nielsen. Along­side him is Pamela Ander­son, with a cast that also fea­tures Paul Wal­ter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Dan­ny Hus­ton, Liza Koshy, Cody Run­nels, and CCH Pounder. The film arrives in the­aters on August 1.

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This time around, Liam Nee­son takes on a dif­fer­ent kind of role

Known for his seri­ous film roles, Liam Nee­son is switch­ing things up with this one. He plays Drebin Jr., a police offi­cer who means well but often gets caught up in the wrong sit­u­a­tions. Just like the old Naked Gun films, the humor is all about mis­un­der­stand­ing, word­play, and scenes that spi­ral into silli­ness.

In the trail­er, there’s a quick moment that sums up the vibe: Drebin tells Bus­ta Rhymes’ char­ac­ter, “It says you’ve served 20 years for man’s laugh­ter,” before paus­ing and adding, “Must have been quite the joke.” It’s this kind of off­beat humor that the movie leans into, and Nee­son seems to play alongwith­out try­ing to over­do it.

Pamela Anderson steps back into the spotlight

Pamela Ander­son plays Beth, a woman deal­ing with her brother’s death, or what she believes may be a mur­der. She turns to Drebin for help, but their con­ver­sa­tions quick­ly turn awk­ward. At one point, Drebin says, “Please, take a chair,” and she mis­un­der­stands what he means entire­ly.

Ander­son seems com­fort­able lean­ing into the goofy mate­r­i­al. After step­ping back from the spot­light for a while, she’s return­ing to film in a way that doesn’t take itself too seri­ous­ly. The trail­er even hints at some play­ful ten­sion between her and Nee­son, with a few moments that push the enve­lope, just enough to get a laugh.