Four years after the action film Banlieue 13, Pierre Morel signed the anxiety-inducing thriller that later became a great suspense classic. You may recognize it, it’s filmed.
Released in 2008, this high-voltage thriller follows the nightmare of Brian Mills, a husband, father and former US Secret Service agent who helplessly witnesses his daughter’s kidnapping.
He has only a few hours to save Kim from the hands of a powerful gang that specializes in trafficking women. Second problem: He’s in Los Angeles and has just been kidnapped in Paris.
Interpreting this revenge-hungry father on screen, Pierre Morel chose not a French face, but an Irish one known as…Liam Neeson. Besides, when we think about this famous actor today, we instinctively remember this thriller!
“is it him or me”
Did you know that taken Written by leading filmmaker: Luc Besson? Indeed, thanks to international success Suburbs 13Iconic director Leon chose to trust Pierre Morel Its new suspension scenario.
And who is better? Liam Neeson Play the iconic Brian Mills? Moreover, the actor meditated for a long time, putting himself in the place of the character, as he said in an interview:
“As a father, we cannot imagine anything worse. We imagine what we would do to the person who participated in the kidnapping. His story puts him in a typical ‘it’s him or me’ situation, he goes to whatever end the situation throws at him.’
And the least we can say is this Liam Neeson He gave body and soul to his role, filmed all the battle scenes himself. This makes for perfectly choreographed hand-to-hand combat, and action and suspense are an integral part of a thriller.
facing success taken ($226 million at the box office, including $145 million), two other sequels by Olivier Megaton (to whom we owe Columbia in particular) have seen the light of day and have also met with great success.
Taken 2 attracted 2,900,308 viewers in French cinemas, while Taken 3 received 2,611,404. One thing is clear, thanks to this iconic saga, Liam Neeson has become a new reference in action cinema!
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