TV Line is reporting that The Flash star Jessica Camacho has signed on to the cast of NBC’s Taken for its upcoming second season. She is set to play a character called Santana, described as “a scary-smart, rule-breaking former Army captain who possesses an acerbic wit and calculated bravado. Her forte is logistics.” Taken is […]
Person of Interest’s Greg Plageman joins Taken as new showrunner for season 2
NBC’s prequel adaptation of the Liam Neeson-led film series Taken has just hired a new showrunner for its second season. Person of Interest executive producer and co-showrunner Greg Plageman will take over the reins from former showrunner Alex Carey. The second season of Taken is said to be much more of a procedural series, in the vein of NBC’s hit […]
Taken TV Series renewed for season 2 by NBC
The television series based on the Liam Neeson film Taken has been renewed for a second season. Serving as a prequel to the Luc Besson action franchise, Taken will be coming back for more episodes over at NBC. However, the series’ showrunner, Alex Carey – who also developed the project – will not be returning when […]
The Taken TV series gets three new promos
With Taken set to premiere on NBC next month, the network has debuted three new promos for the Luc Besson-produced action series, which you can check out here… SEE ALSO: Check out a batch of images from the Taken TV series premiere From Executive Producer Luc Besson (“Taken,” “The Fifth Element”) comes a thrilling new addition […]
New promo for the Taken TV series showcases Bryan Mills’ particular set of skills
Over the weekend NBC unveiled a batch of images from the series premiere of Taken [check them out here], and now the network has released a new promo for the upcoming series entitled ‘His Skills Are Particular’; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for the Taken TV series here From Executive Producer Luc […]
Check out a batch of images from the Taken TV series premiere
With Taken set to get underway next month, a batch of images have arrived online for the premiere episode of NBC’s prequel series which you can check out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for the Taken TV series here From Executive Producer Luc Besson (“Taken,” “The Fifth Element”) comes a thrilling new addition to […]
Liam Neeson rules out a fourth Taken movie
Fans of the Taken franchise hoping to see Liam Neeson’s Bryan Mills putting his very particular set of skills to use again will likely be disappointed to hear that the Irish actor has ruled out the possibility of a fourth entry in the series. Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to promote his […]
Watch the trailer for the Taken TV series
A trailer has arrived online for NBC’s upcoming Taken prequel TV series which sees Vikings star Clive Standen in the Liam Neeson role of Bryan Mills; check it out here… From Executive Producer Luc Besson (“Taken,” “The Fifth Element”) comes a thrilling new addition to his iconic blockbuster action-film franchise. This new, modern-day, edge-of-your-seat thriller […]
Trends and the Lack of Originality in Hollywood
Eric Bay-Andersen on trends and the lack of originality in Hollywood… At the beginning of this year I went to the cinema and saw a preview of all the big films coming out in 2016, and it really depressed me because almost every upcoming ‘event’ film was a sequel, a re-boot, or a prequel to […]
Ten Stock Female Characters Hollywood Needs to Stop Writing
Kirsty Capes with ten stock female characters Hollywood needs to stop writing… From Mary Sues to Disposable Women, Hollywood seems to have a problem with writing interesting and original female characters. It’s not a problem, I would argue, that seems to happen with male characters, and I for one find it interesting, if not a […]