David Zucker, who led the original Naked gun Film sees the positive reception of the restart as a sign that this is a good year – even if he does not intend to see the new film in which Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson play the leading role.
Sugar was open about the feeling of feeling burned that he and other members of the original team from 1988 were not involved in Paramounts's latest The bare weapon Feature, since he had previously worked on a script for a fourth episode in the franchise. Director Akiva Shaft's new film stars Neeson as the son of Frank Drebin-Leslie Nielsen's character, which was presented in the short-lived series Police command And the first three Naked gun Films -and opened in third place this weekend at the domestic box office with $ 17 million, a strong number for the modest budget comedy.
“I am happy because it only shows that there is a strong market for comedy in film cinemas and especially parody” The Hollywood reporter. “People like what is great. I really like the director and I just couldn't wish him anymore. I have already written a text message to him and said:” I hear that the reviews are great and followed well. “He was very happy to hear from me, and we will probably come together later a month when the smoke clarifies.”
Nevertheless, sugar confirms that he still has no plans to see the new film. Sugar has previously explained that he worked on a script with Pat Proft and Mike McManus for fourth Naked gun that he shared with Paramount and had concentrated on Drebin's thirty son.
Leslie Nielsen (left) and David Zucker on the set of 1991's Naked weapon 2 1/2.
With the kind permission of the Everett collection
“I won't see it, but I don't see any of the sequels made by my material by other people, and that's okay. I said Akiva that I don't have the intention of seeing it,” says sugar with a laugh. “He actually invited me to see an early part of it, but I told him that I couldn't do anything to help because it is really not what I would have done. That doesn't mean that he didn't really make a good film. But I don't think I could help.”
Sugar notes that he has no reservations to reject an Executive producer offered by Paramount. “I will not recognize anything about something I didn't work from the start. I don't need the money,” he says. Sugar jokes: “After the agents and managers, it would probably have paid three electricity invoices. If it is a big goal, Akiva should get the loan and he deserves it.”
The filmmaker hopes that the buzzing around the new Naked gun Will help to advance his project, which was originally intended as the fourth Naked gun Film and now justified Counterintelijence. Sugar also has a noir spoof script called The star of Malta That he hopes to soon shoot with a minimal budget.
Ultimately, Zucker wishes the best for the restart and is grateful that the producer Seth MacFarlane had completed him shortly after the team of the new film completed their script.
“He spent the first 10 minutes to tell me how much he loved it AirplanePresent The bare weapon And Top secret“, Sugar says with a laugh about being praised for his earlier projects.” I can't get angry with someone who will tell me what kind of genius I am. That was a good conversation. I was glad that Seth called, but I told him politely, but I can't put my name on it. ” [But] Everything happens for one reason. “