Liam neeson

Liam Neeson is set to reteam with director Neil Jordan ( The Crying Game ) on upcoming thriller The Riker’s Ghost , we can reveal. Parallel Film’s Alan Moloney ( Albert Nobbs ) and Endurance Media’s Steve Richards ( Freelance ) will produce. Jake Katofsky and Susan Mullen will co-produce with Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes director Rupert Wyatt also serving as producer. In addition to producing, Richards’ Endurance will also finance. Taken and Schindler’s List star Neeson will play a convict set for release who is forced to break a terrorist out of prison. Capstone’s Christian Mercuri is launching international sales on the project ahead of the EFM in Berlin. CAA Media Finance is handling U.S. rights. RELATED: Deadline’s Full EFM Coverage The film, written by Sean O’Keefe ( Spenser Confidential ) and Brian Rudnick ( Dungeons & Dragons ), is scheduled to begin filming in September, 2023. The project marks a reuniting for Jordan, Neeson, … [Read more...] about Liam Neeson Set To Lead Neil Jordan Prison Escape Thriller ‘The Riker’s Ghost’ — EFM

While the search goes on for the next 007, Liam Neeson has revealed that the role of James Bond was once his for the taking – except his partner had other ideas. Following the success of Schindler’s List in which he played the title role, Neeson’s star was high in the early 1990s, and the James Bond people came calling. Neeson told The Times of London that he had expressed his strong interest in the role, until his then girlfriend, actress Natasha Richardson, intervened, wary of what Neeson called the “gorgeous girls in various countries getting in and out of [Bond’s] bed.” The actor revealed Richardson had told him she wouldn’t marry him if he took the role, and so he turned it down – leaving the licence to kill free for Pierce Brosnan to collect. Instead, Neeson and Richardson did get married in 1994 and had two sons before the actress’s death following a skiing accident in 2009. Neeson’s career has contained more than his fair share of high-octane action … [Read more...] about Liam Neeson Reveals Why He Turned Down The Role Of James Bond Before It Went To Pierce Brosnan