Tom Jolliffe offers up a list of essential 21st Century action films… As an action aficionado and self-confessed old git, I quietly nod in a small amount of agreement with Ridley Scott and Martin Scorsese’s Marvel/modern cinema shade. I grew up in an era when action was performed almost entirely in camera, with an eye […]
Iconic Characters Who Deserve Their Own Christmas Movie
Tom Jolliffe places some iconic characters into the festive chaos of the Christmas movie… We’re approaching Christmas. You might already be fed up with the never-ending barrage of Christmas songs, the neighbours who have had their lights going since they threw out their pumpkins, and the impending barrage of Christmas movies. Are there too many? […]
Liam Neeson’s Enduring Action Hero Appeal
Tom Jolliffe on Liam Neeson’s enduring appeal as an action hero… The sheer presence and charismatic Irish drawl of a certain Liam Neeson has long been engaging audiences. He meandered as a supporting artist for a number of years, before eventually becoming something of a critical darling in Schindler’s List, and his tall stature, rugged […]
Liam Neeson originally believed Taken would go straight-to-video
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 […]
Jessica Camacho joins Taken season 2
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 […]