Liam Neeson on 'The Naked Gun' Reboot and Fighting Woolly Mammoths

Liam Neeson's New Role

• 🎭 Liam Neeson reveals he is starring as Lieutenant Frank Drebin in the new reboot of The Naked Gun.
• 💡 He emphasizes that this role aligns with his identity as a comedian and part of a special brotherhood.
• 💬 Jimmy Dore expresses skepticism, stating that starring in a comedy doesn't make Neeson a stand-up comic.

The Comedy of 'The Naked Gun'

• 🎬 Neeson uses the example of renting 'The Naked Gun' in 1996 from Blockbuster to illustrate its enduring popularity as a comedy.
• 💔 He humorously suggests that a poor choice of a backup movie after 'The Naked Gun' was unavailable led to the dissolution of his marriage.
• 🗣️ Dore maintains that Neeson's acting in a comedy does not equate to being a stand-up comedian.

Reviving Extinct Species and Movie Ideas

• 🧬 Neeson shares his dream project: a film based on a genetics company in Austin, Texas, that aims to revive extinct species.
• 🐺 The company has reportedly revived a young direwolf and plans to clone a woolly mammoth next.
• 🎬 Neeson proposes making a comedy film about fighting resurrected mastodons, titled Tuskbreaker 2: Rise of the Mastodons.
• 💰 He jokes about needing funding for the mammoth movie and Dore dismisses the idea, calling Neeson a great actor but not a comic.