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Naked Gun Reboot Is
'Amiably Ridiculous'

MOVIE REVIEW

Aug 1, 2025 11:01 AM CDT

Naked Gun Reboot Is 'Amiably Ridiculous'

Critics say Neeson is a worthy successor to Nielsen

(Newser) - "Nobody in their right mind would reboot The Naked Gun," Johnny Oleksinski writes at the New York Post . "So thank God these filmmakers clearly are not in their right minds." Oleksinski is one of many reviewers praising the comedy reboot, which has a 90% rating on...

Neeson's Princess Bride
Audition Did Not Go Well

Jul 10, 2025 12:52 PM CDT

Neeson's Princess Bride Audition Did Not Go Well

He wasn't what Rob Reiner had in mind for Fezzik

(Newser) - Liam Neeson isn't what you would call diminutive—the Irish actor stands 6-foot-4—but there was one role he was too short for. Neeson tells Entertainment Weekly that the most embarrassing moment from his long acting career came in 1987, when he auditioned for the role of Fezzik in...

He Brought You the Line
'And Don't Call Me Shirley'

OBITUARY

Nov 27, 2024 11:20 AM CST

He Brought You the Line 'And Don't Call Me Shirley'

Writer-director Jim Abrahams, a parody specialist, is dead at 80

(Newser) - "And don't call me Shirley!" That iconic line from 1980's Airplane! is one of many that can be attributed to writer-director Jim Abrahams, who leaves behind a legacy of laughs following his death Tuesday at age 80, per The Hollywood Reporter . Abrahams, who died of natural...

Pamela Anderson
Boards the
Naked Gun Train

Apr 17, 2024 8:07 AM CDT

Pamela Anderson Boards the Naked Gun Train

'Baywatch' actor will star opposite Liam Neeson in reboot of popular comedy franchise

(Newser) - Liam Neeson had already committed to an upcoming reboot of The Naked Gun, but another big name has jumped on board the project. Pamela Anderson of Baywatch fame will star as Neeson's love interest in the remake directed by The Lonely Island's Akiva Schaffer, "in a...