The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “The Naked Gun” Filmmaker Akiva Schaffer & Producer Erica Huggins

“The Naked Gun“ serves as a legacy sequel to “Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult“ (1994) and is the fourth film in the “The Naked Gun“ franchise. Starring Liam Neeson as Lt. Frank Drebin Jr., the film has been brought to the screen by director, co-writer and Lonely Island member Akiva Schaffer (“Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping“) with a reverence for the kind of clever comedy style that pays homage to the previous films while carving out a new legacy for itself. Schaffer and producer Erica Huggins were both kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will open in theaters on August 1st from Paramount Pictures.