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Liam Neeson to star in Speed-like thriller Retribution

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In news coming out of the American Film Market, Deadline is reporting that Nimrod Antal (Predators) is set to direct Liam Neeson in the thriller Retribution for Studiocanal and The Picture Company.The film is a remake of the 2015 Spanish thriller El Desconocido and sees Neeson playing a businessman who finds himself in a Speed-like […]

Star Wars: Liam Neeson says he’s never been approached about playing Qui-Gon on screen again

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Liam Neeson, who starred as Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, says that he has never been asked back for another on-screen performance.While Qui-Gon Jinn has proven to be a very popular character over the years, the last and only time we saw Liam Neeson play the character in the […]

Movie Review – Honest Thief (2020)

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Honest Thief, 2020.Directed by Mark Williams. Starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos, and Robert Patrick.SYNOPSIS:Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.Liam Neeson has certainly calmed things down on the action front over the last few […]

Movie Review – Honest Thief (2020)

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Honest Thief, 2020.Directed by Mark Williams. Starring Liam Neeson, Kate Walsh, Jai Courtney, Jeffrey Donovan, Anthony Ramos, and Robert Patrick.SYNOPSIS:Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.Honest Thief opens with a montage of Liam Neeson’s military veteran turned career criminal demonstrating […]

Liam Neeson defends Star Wars: The Phantom Menace and Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best

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Liam Neeson, who played Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, has defended the film after all these years.When Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace first released the reception wasn’t particularly great from critics and fans of the original trilogy.However, over the years the film and the entire prequel […]

Liam Neeson originally believed Taken would go straight-to-video

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Despite being a financial success and one of the films that helped revamp Liam Neeson’s career, the actor reveals he initially had no expectations for the first Taken film.During a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, while promoting his upcoming film Made in Italy, Neeson admitted he initially thought Taken would be a straight-to-video film.“I’ve said this before, and […]

Kotobukiya’s Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Qui-Gon Jinn ARTFX+ statue available for pre-order

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Sideshow and Kotobukiya have unveiled the 1:10 scale Qui-Gon Jinn ARTFX+ statue which is based on the appearance of Liam Neeson as the Jedi Master in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $100; take a look here…Obi-Wan Kenobiʼs Master, Qui-Gon Jinn™ from Star Wars: […]

Liam Neeson is an Honest Thief in trailer for new crime thriller

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Open Road Films has released a trailer, poster and images for writer-director Mark Williams’ upcoming crime thriller Honest Thief which stars Liam Neeson as bank robber who decides to come clean to make a fresh start in life until he’s double-crossed by two corrupt FBI agents; check them out here…They call him the In and […]

Kingdom of Heaven at 15: Mediocre historical epic or compelling 21st Century comment?

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With Kingdom of Heaven turning 15 this week, George Nash looks at how Ridley Scott’s underrated epic remains an important examination of 21st Century religious and international relations…Like the plight of Jerusalem’s dwindling forces as they struggle to hold off a 200,000-strong Muslim army during the film’s final third, Kingdom of Heaven was fighting a […]