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 […]
Liam Neeson goes down the Rabbit Hole in new Taken 3 clip
Ahead of its release next week, a new clip has arrived online from the action threequel Taken 3, which you can check out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the first trailer for Taken 3 Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his ex-wife is tragically cut short when […]
Bryan Mills Briefing featurette for Taken 3
Ahead of its release next month, 20th Century Fox has debuted a new featurette for the action threequel Taken 3 entitled Bryan Mills Briefing, and you can watch it below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Watch the first trailer for Taken 3 Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his […]
12 Skills of Christmas featurette for Taken 3
20th Century Fox is counting down to the Holidays with a new featurette for Taken 3 which explores Liam Neeson’s Bryan Mills and his ’12 Skills of Christmas’; check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the first trailer for Taken 3 Liam Neeson returns as ex-covert operative Bryan Mills, whose reconciliation with his ex-wife is […]
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 […]
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 show […]
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 […]
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 […]
Vikings star Clive Standen to play Bryan Mills in Taken TV series
Back in September it was announced that NBC has given a straight-to-series order for a Taken prequel series, and now the network has found its Bryan Mills.Deadline is reporting that British actor Clive Standen, who plays Rollo in History’s Vikings, is set to bring his particular set of skills to the character portrayed by Liam Neeson […]
