The Naked Gun Trailer and Poster Drop
Paramount Pictures has released the official trailer and poster for The Naked Gun, the highly anticipated comedy opening in theaters on August 1, 2025.
The film is officially described as follows: “Only one man has the particular set of skills… to lead Police Squad and save the world! Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) follows in his father’s footsteps in The Naked Gun.”
The film is directed by Akiva Schaffer (Saturday Night Live, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping) and produced by Seth MacFarlane (Ted, Family Guy).
The cast includes Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser (upcoming The Fantastic Four: First Steps), CCH Pounder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu, and Danny Huston.
Paramount Pictures is presenting, in association with Domain Entertainment, a Fuzzy Door production. The movie was written by Dan Gregor, Doug Mand, and Akiva Schaffer. The film has not yet been rated by the Motion Picture Association (MPA), though the previous installments were rated PG-13.
The executive producers include Daniel M. Stillman, Akiva Schaffer, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, and Andrew Lary. MacFarlane produces with Erica Huggins. Principal photography for the new movie began on May 6, 2024, in Atlanta and wrapped on June 28 of that same year.
The movie serves as the fourth film installment in the franchise, which began with a TV series titled Police Squad! in 1982, starring Leslie Nielsen as Detective Sergeant Franklin “Frank” Drebin.
Nielsen would continue the role in the three movies, which included The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991), and The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994).
