Liam Neeson has a “very particular set of skills” and he’s going to keep using them.
According to Deadline, the action star will return for Taken 3 and reprise his role as retired CIA agent Bryan Mills, who uses his “skills” after his daughter is kidnapped. Neeson, who was reluctant to return for last year’s sequel before getting paid $15 million, is reportedly close to signing a $20 million deal.
No director has been attached but a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen, who together wrote the first two films, is already in the works. Maggie Grace and Famke Janssen, who played Neeson’s daughter and ex-wife, respectively, in the first two films, which grossed a combined $600 million worldwide at the box office.
2008’s Taken was an incredible film, showcasing just how badass an 50-year-old Neeson can be. The sequel, while unnecessary, was entertaining but didn’t live up to the standards of the first film. Not sure where they’re going to go with the third film but hopefully it falls more in line with the original.
