Et il y a quand même la BRI qui arrive à la fin...

Lors d'une interview donnée à Radio J en mars 2023, Wahid Bouzidi revient sur son passage à l'hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, le qualifiant comme « la pire période de [sa] vie ». Il y détaille avoir subi les « pires sévices » dans ce qu'il appelle un « repaire d'incompétents ». Il raconte que le chef du service où il était hospitalisé l'a « viré » du service car, selon ses mots et son interprétation personnelle, « quand ils m'ont vu, ils ont voulu traiter mon obésité au lieu de traiter mon AVC […]. Ils ont fait tout à l'envers »2.

En mai 2023, il raconte au micro du podcast Dinguerie Room d'Amelle Chahbi que les praticiens faisant fonction d'internes auxquels il a été confronté au sein de l'hôpital Bichat étaient grossophobes, au point de l'affubler du surnom de « Monsieur gros porc »6. Il ajoute que certaines infirmières se prenaient en selfie avec lui sans son consentement, alors qu'il était diminué sur son lit d'hôpital.

In 2009, it was revealed that a fourth movie starring Leslie Nielsen was coming out as a direct-to-TV sequel, and that it was going to be about Frank training a young rookie. The film was given the title The Naked Gun 4: Rhythm of Evil. The script was written by Alan Spencer. The original writers of the first movie, the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team tried to stop it from happening. According to Alan Spencer, he signed on to write the film as a "rescue mission" to save an inferior sequel from happening. The script impressed the Paramount executives that it was briefly moved to development for theatrical release. Spencer wrote a sizable role for Leslie Nielsen, who would be passing the torch to a new generation of incompetent cops, but the studio asked him to reduce Nielsen's part to a cameo for budgetary reasons, before opting to remove the character altogether. Spencer left the project following the request and the movie entered development hell, ultimately never being realized.[5][6][7]

In December 2013, Paramount Pictures announced that a reboot of The Naked Gun franchise was in development with Ed Helms cast in the role of Frank Drebin, while the script was being co-written by Thomas Lennon and R. Ben Garant.[8] By January 2014, Garant revealed that the working title of the project is "Episode IV: A New Hope", while announcing that it is intended to be a sequel to the original films. Helms was intended to portray a character that introduces himself as "Frank Drebin, no relation" so that the movie can introduce a new protagonist without contradicting what came before.[9] In March 2015, David Zucker stated that he was offered a producing role on the project, but had denied being involved as he felt like it would differ in comedic style and ultimately be inferior to his original films.[10][11] In August 2015, Helms confirmed that the script was still being written, while acknowledging the concerns that Zucker had with modern-day audience reception, and a need for something other than the spoof genre of the previous movies.[12] By March 2017, a re-write of the script was being completed by David Zucker and Pat Proft, with the plot being reworked to feature the son of Frank Drebin.[13]

In January 2021, it was announced that Seth MacFarlane had been hired to further develop the project. After MacFarlane had previously expressed interest in casting Liam Neeson as Frank Drebin Jr. in 2015, the filmmaker was hired by the studio. Neeson revealed that the filmmaker alongside Paramount Pictures had approached him with a pitch to star in the movie.[14][15] In June of the same year, Neeson stated that MacFarlane was working on a new draft of the script, with the studio additionally negotiating the filmmaker's potential role as director. He expressed excitement for the project and the opportunity to explore a more comedic role, should he decide to star in the movie; while stating that development on the project is ongoing.[16] In February 2022, Neeson again confirmed that Paramount is still courting him to star in the legacy sequel.[17]

In October 2022, the film was officially greenlit with Neeson in the lead role. Directed by Akiva Schaffer, Dan Gregor, and Doug Mand, who were also hired to write a new draft of the script from a previous draft with contributions from Mark Hentemann and Alec Sulkin. Seth MacFarlane and Erica Huggins will serve as producers, with a production start date pending. The project will be a joint-venture production between Paramount and Fuzzy Door Productions.[18] Principal photography was tentatively scheduled for summer 2023.[19] Seth revealed in January 2024 that production will take place later that year.[20] The film is scheduled for release on July 18, 2025.[21]