The Naked Gun is one of the greatest comedy franchises ever and definitely not in need of a reboot, but if it absolutely HAS to be remade, then I can’t really think of anyone better than Liam Neeson to take on the role of Lieutenant Frank Debin in place of the late, great Leslie Nielsen.

Here’s a look at the first trailer:

First trailer for ‘THE NAKED GUN’ reboot, starring Liam Neeson.

In theaters on August 1. pic.twitter.com/q4HgQb7EEg

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You know what? That actually looks fun. Seems like they’ve nailed the tone of the original, and I think we all appreciate that OJ gag at the end there. The absurdly long line-up of cops all crying over pictures of their dead parents is just so true to the spirit of Naked Gun too.

I’m sure there’ll also be a gag in there about how Liam Neeson is such a similar sounding name to Leslie Nielsen, and plenty more callbacks to the original.

Are we finally getting a reboot of an old classic that’s actually going to work? Let’s hope so. Movie audiences need a laugh more than ever these days so here’s hoping this one delivers.

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