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- New York Post
‘Naked Gun' director Akiva Schaffer ‘threatened to quit' to save this ‘polarizing' scene
Warning: spoilers below for 'The Naked Gun.' Leslie Nielsen would be proud. Director Akiva Schaffer, 47, has revealed that he 'threatened to quit' the 'Naked Gun' reboot to save a scene that the movie's other writers wanted to cut. 8 Akiva Schaffer speaks onstage during the 'Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers' premiere at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, on May 18, 2022. Getty Images for Disney 8 Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson in the newly released 'The Naked Gun' reboot. ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection 'It was polarizing in script reads,' Schaffer said on Monday's episode of IndieWire's 'Filmmaker Toolkit' podcast. 'People I really respect, like Andy Sandberg, when he read it for me, he was like, 'Snowman's the best. Do not let them cut it,' knowing it would be cuttable.' 'It makes sense once you see the movie, but at one point I did have to threaten to quit,' he added. The 'polarizing' montage in question comes when Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) and Beth (Pamela Anderson) share a short romantic getaway in a snowy cabin. 8 Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. and Pamela Anderson as Beth in 'The Naked Gun' (2025). ©Paramount/Courtesy Everett Collection After using a magical spell book to bring a snowman to life, the pair engage in a threesome with the snowman until he suddenly turns violent. Schaffer, who co-wrote the reboot with Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, admitted that he did cut down part of the montage just in case it was completely removed from the film. The Lonely Island alum was ultimately proven right when the sequence became 'the No. 1 scene' in the entire movie. 8 Paul Walter Hauser, Akiva Schaffer and Liam Neeson on the set of 'The Naked Gun' (2025). AP 'After the first test screen, it was the No. 1 scene in the movie,' Schaffer said. 'The people who really fought me on it after ate a lot of crow without me asking. I tried to let them off the hook easy, and go, 'That's fine,' but they were like, 'No, dude, we were wrong.'' Elsewhere during the podcast, Schaffer revealed that they only included the snowman montage as a throwback to the original 1988 'Naked Gun' starring Leslie Nielsen as Frank Drebin and Priscilla Presley as Jane Spencer. In the original, Nielsen and Presley's characters appear in an absurd scene that shows them running hand-in-hand on the beach and laughing during a showing of the dark war drama 'Platoon' while Herman's Hermits play in the background. 8 Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. in the new 'The Naked Gun' reboot. AP 8 Pamela Anderson as Beth in the new 'The Naked Gun' reboot. AP 'We got to the point in our script, we were like, 'Wow, this love story deserves a montage,'' Schaffer explained. 'The original 'Naked Gun' has a very famous, very good montage set to 'I'm Into Something Good.'' 'We knew it had to be different than that,' he continued. 'And then also, there's been 30 years of making fun of montages, whether it's 'Team America' doing a montage or whatever, there's not a lot of room left in the montage. We were debating not doing a montage and had a few other ideas.' It wasn't until the 'Hot Rod' director got up to use the bathroom late one night that the snowman idea popped into his head. 8 A poster for 'The Naked Gun' featuring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Copious Management/Paramount 'When I got back in bed, it had been percolating that day in the writers' room, and I just saw the entire thing and wrote it into bullet point notes, and then texted it to Dan and Doug,' he shared. 'The next morning, I came into the writers' room and they were like, 'Yeah, done.'' But Schaffer was not the only one to 'love' the 'polarizing' montage, because Pamela Anderson has also spoken about how much she enjoyed shooting that particular scene with her rumored new beau, Liam Neeson. 'I remember Liam and other people saying, 'What is this?'' the 'Baywatch' alum, 58, told Entertainment Weekly. 'But I was like, 'It makes perfect sense to me.' It feels like Akiva's signature.' 8 Akiva Schaffer, Erica Huggins and Seth MacFarlane attend a 'The Naked Gun' special screening at Paramount Pictures Studios on July 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images for Paramount Pictures 'I know he fought really hard to keep that in because as things grow and then there's budgets and they figure out what they want to use, he was insistent that had to stay in,' she added. 'He's throwing himself on the sword for that one, so he knows something we don't.' Anderson joked that it was even more fun filming the snowman montage than watching it. 'She was in bed with us, so the threesome with the snowman was quite interesting,' Anderson said of the snowman's puppeteer. 'There are very specific rules dealing with people in costumes — you're not supposed to directly talk to the puppeteer. And this was a full-on, Hansen-level costume.' 'Inside, there's a person with these night vision goggles, or whatever you want to call them, in there telling which way to turn,' she added. 'It's very, very complex. It's very robotic.'
Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Yahoo
Priscilla Presley Fans React to Her Surprise Cameo in New Movie Remake
Priscilla Presley Fans React to Her Surprise Cameo in New Movie Remake originally appeared on Parade. Fans of were more than ecstatic to see her make a surprise appearance in the new Naked Gun movie. The ex-wife of , who starred in the original Naked Gun trilogy alongside , has a special cameo in the newly-released remake starring and —and one fan said they "literally screamed" after seeing Priscilla on the screen. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 "Over 35 years later the laughs continue," Priscilla, now 80, wrote in the caption of an Instagram post on Sunday, Aug. 3, while telling her followers, "Hope you catch my cameo appearance in the New 'Naked Gun' movie." She also shared a photo of the movie poster for The Naked Gun2 1/2:The Smell of Fear, which she compared to the new cover for Neeson and Anderson's reboot version of beloved films. "You were amazing in all the movies, so glad you got to be apart of the new one!" one fan wrote to Priscilla, who starred as Jane Spencer in the original trilogy, which includes 1988's The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991) and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994). "I was hoping you'd make an appearance!!! That makes me more excited about seeing the new movie! 😄" someone else wrote in the comments. Another fan said, "I literally screamed when I saw you! 🤣 such a funny movie!"Priscilla Presley Fans React to Her Surprise Cameo in New Movie Remake first appeared on Parade on Aug 4, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 4, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
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5 hours ago
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Pamela Anderson Turns Heads in Resurfaced ‘Baywatch' Photo: ‘Still So Beautiful'
Pamela Anderson Turns Heads in Resurfaced 'Baywatch' Photo: 'Still So Beautiful' originally appeared on Parade. Pamela Anderson started her career as one of the biggest sex symbols of all time, and now, she's reinvented herself as America's sweetheart. Anderson's budding romance with Naked Gun co-star Liam Neeson has everyone in their feelings. Their chemistry is undeniable, and seemingly everyone is rooting for them. The Last Showgirl star is also receiving praise for ditching the bombshell makeup and hair in her late 50s and opting for a more natural look. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 But Anderson's big TV break came with her casting as CJ Parker on Baywatch, where she played a lifeguard from 1992 to 1997. On Sunday, August 3, the Instagram account, which boasts 1 million followers, shared a photo of Anderson in that iconic red swimsuit. The head-turning photo of many fans' favorite lifeguard elicited quite a reaction. One fan wrote, "She really is a natural beauty and seems like a lovely and caring person. Hollywood did her so wrong but happy to see her still thriving." Another weighed in, "Then and now she's one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen, but she's also one of the most welcoming and warm hearted persons I've ever met. Such a wonderful soul. I hope, she's happy and wish her all the best ❤️." A third wrote, "She is so beyond the scope of beauty." Yet another shared, "And she's still so beautiful today!" "Natural beauty. So so beautiful but also a grest woman. Nowadays she is without make up, and still her beauty is stunning," a fifth commenter Anderson Turns Heads in Resurfaced 'Baywatch' Photo: 'Still So Beautiful' first appeared on Parade on Aug 3, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Aug 3, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
