This cult comedy of the 80s will have a remake in 2025 with an action star.

This cult comedy of the 80s will have a remake in 2025 with an action star.

Is there a director brave enough to tackle ZAZ? Obviously, yes, and his name is Akiva Shafer. We owe him especially Hot Rod, Popstar or, more recently, Chip and Dale, when he’s not having fun with his friends (including Andy Samberg) from the parody group The Lonely Island, for which he also created several music videos.

So there’s a knack for parody, and it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to grab one of the trio’s best-known creations, David Zucker – Jim Abrahams – Jerry Zucker, who owes us the hilarious Top Secret!, pilot or not. on the plane (but not their behind-the-scenes sequel) and Hot Shots! : Saga is a cop…?, played by the brilliant Leslie Nielsen.

The project, which has been discussed for several years, is well and truly on the verge of becoming a reality. And today it has an American release date (July 18, 2025) and also stars Liam Neeson. Who is always attached to a film recommended by Seth MacFarlane (who directed Ted and who shot it in Albert West, who will produce here).

No synopsis has been revealed for this feature film inspired by the saga of films released between 1988 and 1994, as well as the Police Squad series! where does it come from And it is not even said that it will retain the plot of the first opus, which is centered on the visit of the Queen of England to the United States. or with the King to keep an eye on current events.

Can we reach Leslie Nielsen?

If it doesn’t yet have a French release date, the project could legitimately raise a few eyebrows. Because ZAZ’s humor belongs to an era that is said to be in the past, and replacing Leslie Nielsen is a mission impossible that even Tom Cruise wouldn’t risk.

But Akiva Shafer has already proven he’s mastered the fine art of parody, while Liam Neeson isn’t the least bit talented at comedy when he tries his hand at it. Although it has in common with its predecessor a serious actor (Leslie Nielsen, for example, the hero of the sci-fi film Forbidden Planet), who is less associated with humor than with drama or action.

And all the salt Is There a Cop…? It was based, among other things, on the unflinching seriousness with which the protagonist, Frank Drebin, solves investigations by accumulating errors rather than clues.

A shift that, if it still works with a staging that manages to bring something new, could pleasantly surprise those who are currently put off by the project. See you in 2025.

Source: Allocine

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