Neeson's ready to get silly as Lt. Frank Drebin, Jr. The Naked Gun, one of the silliest franchises of the last half-century, returns with a crash, splat, and ka-pow this summer. Liam Neeson will star in an upcoming reboot of the iconic franchise from director Akiva Schaffer,

Liam Neeson takes over the beloved action-comedy franchise as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., the son of Leslie Nielsen's Frank Drebin, in 'The Naked Gun.' Pamela Anderson and Paul Walter Hauser co-star in the big-screen adventure,