David Zucker, co-creator of the Naked Gun franchise, reacted positively to the reboot starring Liam Neeson after previously voicing skepticism. The healthy box office and warm critical reception of the film led him to congratulate the director, expressing excitement about the strong market for comedy and spoof films. Despite initial anger over being excluded from the project, Zucker acknowledged the success and showed willingness to connect with the director. He emphasized that creating successful spoofs is challenging, illustrating his concerns about the franchise's direction without his involvement.
People are liking it, which is great. I really like the director, and I just couldn't wish him more well. I texted him already, saying, I hear the reviews are great, and it's tracking well.
I'm excited about it because it just shows that there's a strong market for comedy in movie theatres, and spoof in particular.
They have not contacted me to make a cameo or be involved in the writing. Whether or not they're going to do a good job with it, this kind of spoof, I mean it's not rocket science, but it's not easy.
Last year, the director was less enthusiastic, saying of the reboot: Paramount is just going ahead and doing it, they haven't involved me. They're just gonna do what they want, that's Hollywood.
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