‘The Naked Gun’ Trailer: Liam Neeson Reboots the Franchise and Slaughters Bad Guys in a School Girl Uniform

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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer An official trailer for “The Naked Gun” reboot is here, and brings with it a special set of skills: absurdist comedy, glossy action aesthetics, Liam Neeson in polkadot briefs and school girl uniform and, naturally, an O.J.

Simpson joke. Neeson stars as Frank Drebin Jr., the son of legendary goofball cop and franchise father Leslie Nielsen. In a brief clip shared online and at CinemaCon, the annual convention of movie theater owners, Neeson brings Nielsen’s brand of crimefighting to a new generation of audiences.

In the midst of a tense heist where police officers are attempting to seize bank robbers, we see a little girl with an oversized lollipop casually walk through the standoff. “What do you want, little one?” asks a bad guy toting a machine gun. “Your ass,” says the child, before ripping off a face mask to reveal Neeson.

The lollipop stick becomes a deadly shiv as Neeson rips them apart. Akiva Schaffer, one of the masterminds behind digital and film comedy troupe The Lonely Island, takes the director’s chair. “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins produced.