New images: Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson in the rest of this cult saga of the 80s!

Tired of seeing Liam Neeson in action movies? Do you rejoice, the Irish actor will be playing on August 13 of the comedy is there a cop to save the world?

Following the Zaz cult saga carried by Leslie Nielsen, this new opus is staged by Akiva Schaffer and produced by Seth Macfarlane (Ted, Les Griffin). Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr., the son of the hero previously embodied by Nielsen, and the latter seems to have inherited the “unique” skills of his father. After his father saved the queen, the president and Hollywood, the son will this time have to save the world.

Liam Neeson shares the poster of this action comedy with Pamela Anderson, Paul Walter Hauser, Cch Pournder, Kevin Durand, Cody Rhodes, Liza Koshy, Eddie Yu and Danny Huston.

Liam Neeson's counter-employment

And if you are surprised to see Liam Neeson, rather used in the past fifteen years to embody a hero of pure and hard action, in a comedy, the actor was also surprised by the proposal.

At the announcement of the project in January 2021, Liam Neeson declared to the Deadline site: “I was contacted by Seth MacFarlane and Paramount to resuscitate the franchise “Is there a cop?”. Either such a project puts an end to my career, or it will be taken to another direction. Honestly, I don't know. “

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According to the director, the Irish actor is “Hilarious when used for counter-employment“. His very serious way of saying his replicas makes her scenes often very funny, which was already the prerogative of Leslie Nielsen.

The film franchise is a trio cop David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker (Les ZAZ) started in 1988 and was the continuation of the Squad police television series! From 1982, in which Leslie Nielsen was already embodied the detective Frank Drebin.

The first film, considered today as a classic of comedy, was a critical and commercial success when it was released, giving rise to two suites: is there a cop to save the president? In 1991 and is there a cop to save Hollywood? In 1994. The three films brought in $ 476 million at the international box office, for a total budget of 65 million.

Is there a cop to save the world? Go out in our dark rooms on August 13. Prepare to laugh.