‘The Naked Gun’ Trailer Shows Off “The New Version” Of Frank Drebin As Liam Neeson Takes Over – CinemaCon

Anthony D'Alessandro, Nancy Tartaglione and Jill Goldsmith

Thu, April 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM UTC

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Paramount unveiled the teaser trailer for the reboot of The Naked Gun franchise, set to be released in theaters on August 1, with Liam Neeson starring as Frank Drebin Jr.
The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer and produced by Seth MacFarlane, featuring a cast that includes Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, and CCH Pounder.
The trailer showcases Drebin foiling a bank robbery in a humorous and silly manner, paying homage to the original franchise while introducing a new generation of the character.

Paramount jump-started its CinemaCon presentation Thursday by dropping the first teaser trailer for The Naked Gun , the reboot of the cop-spoof franchise. Watch it above. The studio rolls out the pic August 1 in theaters.

Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr., the son of Leslie Nielsen’s Naked Gun / Police Squad! character, who is following in his father’s footsteps. Akiva Schaffer ( Saturday Night Live, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping ) directs and Seth MacFarlane ( Ted, Family Guy ) produces.

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The cast includes Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser (as the son of George Kennedy’s Captain Ed Hocken from The Naked Gun ), CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy and Eddie Yu, with Danny Huston.

The trailer features Drebin foiling a bank robbery after sneaking into the scene disguised as a schoolgirl licking a lollipop. After dispatching the bad guys, he’s asked who he is. “Frank Drebin, Police Squad,” he responds. “The new version.”

Dan Gregor & Doug Mand & Akiva Schaffer wrote the script for the pic, which in the short teaser shown today did suggest it respects its silly roots — even its O.J. Simpson ones.

Check out the trailer above.

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