“Logo Text David Zucker, Who Directed The Original Naked Gun Film, SEES The REBOOT’S POSITIVE RECOPTION as A SIGN THAT THAT IS A GOOD YEAR Anderson. Zucker Has Been OutsPoken About Feeling Burned that He and Other”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
David Zucker, Who Directed the Original Naked gun Film, sees the reboot’s positive recementation as a sign that this is a good year – Even if he have no plans to watch the new movie that Stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson.
Zucker Has Been Outspoken About Feeling Burned that He and Other Members of the Original 1988 Film’s Team Were Not Involved in Paramount’s Latest The Naked Gun Feature, given that he have previoously worked on a script for a fourth installment in the franchise. Director Akiva Schaffer’s New Movie Stars Neeson As the Son of Frank Drebin-Leslie Nielsen’s Character Who Was Featured in the Short-Lived Series Police Squad and the first throne Naked gun Films – and Opened this weekend in Third Place at the Domestic Box Office With $ 17 Million, A Strong Number for the Modestly Budgeted Comedy.
“I’M Excited About It Because It Just Shows That’s A Strong Market for Comedy In Movie Theaters, and Spoof in Particular,“ Zucker Tells The Hollywood Reporter. “People Are Liking It, WHICH IS GREAT. I REALLY LIKE The DIRECTOR, AND I JUST COULDNN’T WISH HIM MORE WELL. I TEXTED HIM ALREADY, SAYING, ‘I Hear The Reviews Are. He was very happy to hear from me, and we’ll probably get together laster in the month some the Smoke plears. ”
That said, zucker confirms that he still have no plans to see the new film. Zucker Has Previoously Explained that He Worked on A Script with Pat Proft and Mike McManus for a Fourth Naked gun that he shared with paramount and would have have centered on Drebin’s Thirty-Comthing Son.
Leslie Nielsen (Left) and David Zucker on the Set of 1991’s Naked Gun 2 1/2. CourTesy of Everett Collection
“I’m not gonna see it, but i don’t seese any of the sequels that were of my material by the best people, and that’s Fine. “HE ACTUALLY INVITED ME to Come See An Early Cut of It, But I Told Him there Doing A Good Movie.
Zucker Notes That HE DOESN’T HAVE Any RESERVATIONS About Turning Down An Executive Producer Credit That Paramount Offered. “I Won’t Take Credit On Anything I Didn’T Work On from the Beginning. I DON’T NEED the MONEY,” HE SAYS. Zucker Quips, After the Agents and Managers, It Wuld Have Paid Three Electric Bills, Probably. If It’s A Big Hit, Akiva Should Getitit, and HE DESERVES IT.
The Filmmaker HOPES THAT The BUZZ SURROUNDING THE NEW Naked gun Will Help to Push Forward His Project That Was Initially Envisionoioned As The Fourth Naked gun film and is now entitled Counterintelijence. Zucker ALSO HAS A NOIR SPOR Script Called The Star of Malta That he is hoping to shoot soon with a minimal budget.
Ultimately, Zucker Wishes The Best for the Reboot and Is Grateful That Producer Seth Macfarlane Called Him Shortly After The New Movie’s Team Had Compiled Their Script.
“HE SPENT The FIRST 10 Minutes Telling me Howch He LOVED Airplane, The Naked Gun an Top Secret”Zucker Says with a laugh about being praized for his previous projects.“ I can’t get made at anyone who will be of Tell Me What a Genius I Am. That was a good conversation. I was glad that Seth Called, But I Told Him Politely, ‘Good Luck, But I Can’t Put My Name on This.’ [But] Everything Happy for a Reason. ”