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‘Naked Gun’ Reboot With Liam Neeson Lands 2025 Release From Paramount
The Naked Gun reboot is about to make 2025 a good year. Paramount Pictures announced release dates Wednesday for a number of upcoming films. This includes director Akiva Schaffer’s new untitled installment in the Naked Gun comedy franchise hitting theaters July 28, 2025. The movie, first announced back in 2022, stars Liam Neeson and includes […]
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‘Schindler’s List’: An Oral History of a Masterpiece
“Schindler’s List was never a cure for antisemitism,” emphasizes Steven Spielberg. “It was a reminder of the symptoms of it.” These days, tragically, antisemitism is all over the headlines: Neo-Nazis chanting “Jews will not replace us” in Charlottesville. The Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. The Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel that claimed the […]
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Martin Scorsese Says His Jesus Movie Will Film Later This Year, Planned for Only 80 Minutes
Martin Scorsese has completed his screenplay for the film about Jesus he first teased in May, the director told Los Angeles Times in a story that published Monday. Scorsese said his project will film later this year and is expected to be only 80 minutes long. “I’m trying to find a new way to make […]
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‘Naked Gun’ Turns 35: Team on Adapting Failed TV Series, Leslie Nielsen’s Magic, Reboot Frustrations
Turning a short-lived parody TV series into a feature film was always going to involve taking a chance, but as the team behind the Naked Gun franchise learned, it wasn’t quite on the level of sticking your face in a fan. Following the breakout success of the 1980 smash hit Airplane!, that film’s writer-director team […]
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‘In the Land of Saints & Sinners’ Review: Liam Neeson’s Gravitas Can’t Save This Barrow Full of Irish Clichés
Kerry Condon, Colm Meaney and Ciarán Hinds also star in Robert Lorenz’s Western-inflected showdown between a reclusive hired gun and a vengeful IRA terrorist, premiering in Venice.
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‘Retribution’ Review: Liam Neeson’s Latest Action Flick Is More of the Same
The star plays a businessman who's informed that his car is rigged with bombs that will explode if he or his kids attempt to get out.
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Liam Neeson’s Car Will Explode if He Stops Driving in ‘Retribution’ Trailer
Pop quiz, hot shot: Liam Neeson has to figure out what to do when he discovers a bomb in his vehicle in the first full trailer for the film Retribution. Director Nimród Antal’s Lionsgate release hits theaters Aug. 25 and is a remake of the 2015 Spanish-language thriller of the same name. The new version […]
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‘Marlowe’ Review: Liam Neeson in Neil Jordan’s Tired Raymond Chandler Reboot
Diane Kruger and Jessica Lange also appear in this latest attempt to bring a classic private detective to the big screen.
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Berlin: Liam Neeson Reuniting With Neil Jordan for Prison Escape Thriller ‘The Riker’s Ghost’
Despite turning 70 last year and being about to hit the milestone of 100 films with the upcoming release of neo-noir crime thriller Marlowe, Liam Neeson isn’t even trying to slow down. The Hollywood Reporter can reveal that the Irish star will take the lead in The Riker’s Ghost, reuniting him with his Marlowe director […]
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Liam Neeson Slams UFC, Compares It to a Bar Fight: “I Hate It”
Liam Neeson opened up about how he really feels about UFC fighting — and Conor McGregor. The actor recently sat down with Men’s Health to answer some of the internet’s most burning questions for him, starting with his thoughts on the mixed martial arts fighting. “UFC, I can’t stand,” Neeson said on an episode of […]
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‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Actress Kerry Condon to Be Honored at Oscar Wilde Awards (Exclusive)
Kerry Condon, now receiving high marks for her turn opposite Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin, will be honored at the 2023 Oscar Wilde Awards. The 17th annual event, held on the Thursday night before the Academy Awards, returns March 9 to J.J. Abrams and Katie McGrath’s Bad Robot […]
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Liam Neeson in Talks for ‘Naked Gun’ Reboot From Paramount, Director Akiva Schaffer
Naked Gun is getting a reboot. Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer is set to direct a reboot of the classic slapstick movie for Paramount, with Liam Neeson in early talks to star. The famed Zucker Abrahams and Zucker franchise follows the happenings and mishappenings of officer Frank Drebin, made famous by Leslie Nielsen. The trio […]
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