Ed Helms has signed on to take over Leslie Nielsen’s role of Frank Derbin in Naked Gun.
Leslie Nielsen's died in 2010, giving viewers the impression they would never see another Naked Gun movie, but according to Variety Hangover star Ed Helms will take the role in a movie reboot.
The character of Frank Derbin was created in 1982, for the spoof TV show Police Squad! which the three previous movies - The Naked Gun (1988), The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) - were based on. Writers Thomas Lennon and R Ben are reportedly taking over screenplay duties from the Zucker brothers according to the Huffington Post.
So far no director or other cast members has been set for the movie.
Helms, 39, is best known for his role as Dr. Stu in the Hangover franchise. He was also most recently seen in We’re the Millers where he plays a pot dealer.
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