James Bond: Liam Neeson explains why he turned down the role

A subsequent career in action cinema

Now 70 years old, Liam Neeson has had a busy career and above all quite varied. In more than forty years of career, the Irish actor has had some outstanding roles that have brought him a certain notoriety. Appointed to Oscar for Best Actor for Schindler’s List in 1993, he is also famous for his appearances in Assignment (1986), Black man (1990), Batman begins (2005) or obviously in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999) to which he lends his features Qui-Gon Jinn.

In 2008 his career took an unexpected turn when he played the game Bryan Mills inside Taken. A role that opens the doors to action cinema for him at the age of 56. In addition to the two suites of Taken, the actor continues the roles ofman of action In Without identity (2011), The territory of the wolves (2012), Non-stop (2014), night run (2015) The passenger (2018) or even Cold blood (2019). However, his career in action cinema could have started much earlier Taken From Liam Neeson was approached by Barbara Broccoli for the role of James Bond.

Liam Neeson as James Bond?

In a recent interview with RollingStoneLiam Neeson has revealed that Barbara Broccoli, the producer of the franchise James Bondwould approach him several times in the 90s for the role of 007. Soon after its Oscar nomination for his role in Schindler’s Listthe historical producer of the saga 007 he had it in his sights. However, Liam Neeson has always turned down the opportunity to play the famous secret agent. The reason ? Due to his wife’s opinion:

I know broccoli. They studied a group of actors. Schindler’s List he had just left and Barbara called me several times to ask if I was interested. I told him, “Yes, I’m potentially interested.” And then my lovely wife, God rest her soul, she said to me as we were shooting in the in North Carolina: “Liam, I want to tell you something: if you play James Bond, we are not getting married.”

Thus, Liam Neeson’s love for his wife Natasha Richardsondied in 2009, outlived her interest in the 007 franchise. He therefore never had a serious meeting with Barbara Broccoli. Liam Neeson then added that what probably bothered his wife was the inveterate coquettish aspect of the character:

There are all these beautiful girls in various countries who sleep with James Bond. I’m sure a lot of his decision making was based on this!

Luckily for Liam Neeson, he got his revenge Taken, who has become an iconic saga action movie. All that remains is to imagine what Liam Neeson would have given as James Bond.

Source: Cine Serie

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