Liam Neeson takes the reins from Leslie Nielsen in 2025’s The Naked Gun reboot, and the teaser trailer promises that the Taken star is here for an outrageously good time.
The film, directed by Akiva Schaffer (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping) and produced by Seth MacFarlane, stars Neeson as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., who’s following in his father’s footsteps and leading Police Squad.
The Naked Gun‘s teaser trailer opens with a bank robbery. Dastardly criminals hold the bank hostage while law enforcement waits outside. Yet somehow, a small schoolgirl manages to slip past the barricades and make it into the crime scene.
As it turns out, the schoolgirl is no schoolgirl at all. She rips off her face mask (and grows several feet) in order to transform into Frank, who proceeds to wreak havoc in the bank. In yet another plot twist, Frank’s lollipop is no run-of-the-mill sucker either: It’s a weapon, perfect for stabbing and stunning! Neeson makes lollipop law enforcement look easy, even in a too-small schoolgirl uniform.
The rest of the teaser features a gag where all the current Police Squad members pay tribute to their fathers, from Nielsen’s Lt. Drebin to George Kennedy’s Capt. Hocken. Check out the full trailer above, and stay tuned until the end for a fourth-wall break about OJ Simpson’s role as Det. Nordberg.
The Naked Gun also stars Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, and Danny Huston.
The Naked Gun hits theaters Aug. 1.
