Liam Neeson Gets Goofy About ‘The Naked Gun’ Reboot: “We’re All F—ked”

Liam Neeson might be an action movie guy, but The Naked Gun is definitely setting up a new trend in his career that fans are nothing but extremely excited for.

It’s fair to say things looked pretty weird when the classic old comedy’s reboot was announced with Neeson and Pamela Anderson in the leading roles, with many intrigued by how the actor will tackle the part of Frank Drebin Jr. just as sassy as his detective dad.

Coming to theatres on August 1, The Naked Gun is already a smash hit that critics called the funniest flick of this year, and Neeson does feel like the reboot has arrived in the best time possible.

Liam Neeson Says Audiences Need ‘The Naked Gun’ Because “We’re All F—ked”

Can anyone say that the world we’re currently living in doesn’t feel depressing?

Somehow, Neeson can relate, which is why he thinks there couldn’t be a better timing for The Naked Gun’s reboot, a movie just as foolish as good old comedies that would make you forget about what trouble is for two hours.

“We’re all f—ked. And we need a few giggles”, Neeson told Variety at The Naked Gun’s New York City premiere earlier this week.

The same thought is shared by the rest of the cast, specifically by musician and writer “Weird Al” Yankovic who played himself in the new movie.

“Oh, we live in tough times and we need comedies like this more now than ever,’ but I don’t know that there’s ever been a time in the history of the world where everything has been perfect and we didn’t need comedy. I think comedy is always welcome”, he said at the event.

Viewers Praise ‘The Naked Gun’ As Comedy That We (In Fact) Need

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Naked Gun holds scores of 90% and 86% from critics and viewers

As many are now hoping to see more of Liam Neeson’s goofy characters instead of those tough guys (count me in), The Naked Gun can potentially become the beginning of a whole new chapter in the actor’s career, especially since his unhinged attitude is what made the world just a little bit better.

“Wow what a good start, especially for a comedy like that. I think we really really need a comedy hit in theatres , I am tired of the ‘only blockbusters are worth in theatre 1!1!1’”, Redditor movietime7even said in a thread.

“Liam Neeson must of finally perfected his improvisation comedy”, Yes_This_Is_Jay confirmed.

“We need good comedies back in theaters. I recently watched the original Naked Gun trilogy for the 1st time and absolutely loved it. So happy to hear this lives up to the hype”, Gamer0607 added.

The Naked Gun is currently playing in theatres worldwide.