Overview

• The Naked Gun reboot premiered globally on August 1, reviving the Leslie Nielsen spoofs with Liam Neeson as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr. and Pamela Anderson as Beth Davenport.
• Early reviews commend Neeson’s deadpan homage to Nielsen and Anderson’s confident comedic turn in blending slapstick with modern satire.
• A People insider confirmed on July 29 that the costars are in the early stages of dating, a status reinforced by their joint interviews and red-carpet moments.
• Neeson told Stephen Colbert that filming an intimate sex scene under an intimacy coordinator was “a little bit strange,” marking his first experience with coordinated choreography.
• Anderson revealed on Late Night with Seth Meyers that she and Neeson watched the film together in an empty theater and admitted it was difficult to view themselves on screen.