Akiva Schaffer on 'The Naked Gun' reboot , The Lonely Island and more : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Akiva Schaffer on 'The Naked Gun' reboot , The Lonely Island and more : Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

There’s probably nobody better to direct and write a movie like The Naked Gun reboot than Akiva Schaffer. He has a resume full of brilliant, dumb, joke-a-minute work. Together with Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone he is a member of the comedy trio The Lonely Island. Akiva wasn’t sure he wanted to direct The Naked Gun at first, he gets into why. Plus, why Popstar: Never Stop Never Stoppin’ didn’t click with audiences and his very funny work with Th…

Liam Neeson Hilariously Mocked Paramount Execs Into Greenlighting THE NAKED GUN Reboot — GeekTyrant

The Naked Gun reboot may be winning over fans now, but it almost didn’t happen. According to director Akiva Schaffer, Paramount wasn’t immediately sold on the idea, even with Liam Neeson attached as the lead. So, how did it get the greenlight? Simple. Neeson roasted the Paramount execs in a hilarious test scene that left no room for doubt.Schaffer told Filmmaker Magazine:“[Liam Neeson's casting] was not quite enough for the studio for whatever r…

The Naked Gun director fought to keep the silliest part of the movie: "At one point I did have to threaten to quit"

The scene was "polarizing" for some during the making of the reboot, which stars Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr and Pamela Anderson as Beth.

Akiva Schaffer on ‘The Naked Gun’ reboot, The Lonely Island and more

(Photo: Paramount Pictures) The Naked Gun reboot, like its predecessors, is a very dumb movie. In the best way possible. The spoof stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. It’s directed by our guest this week Akiva Schaffer. There’s probably nobody better to direct and write a movie like The Naked Gun than Akiva. He has a resume full of brilliant, dumb, joke a minute work: he directed the… Source