Liam Neeson is easily one of the most popular actors in Hollywood. His widely successful action thriller, Taken, skyrocketed the now 62-year-old's career. With the third installment soon to premier, Neeson has paired up with Washington Wizard's John Wall to promote the film. The whole advertising concept is extremely cheesy and ridiculous, but fans that saw Non-Stop should be used to that.
Neeson originally reigns from Northern Ireland, where he grew up with his three older sisters. He didn't break into the acting scene until 1977, when he played Jesus Christ in The Pilgrim's Progress.
Since then, of course, he has been in some of the biggest films to ever hit the big screen. These include: Schindler's List, Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace, Les Miserables and, of course, Taken.
Taken did not do so well with the critics, however, fans all over the world didn't seem to care.
On opening day, the film made $9.4 million. In total, it pulled $223.9 million worldwide, which is significantly more than the production budget. For Liam, it is considered his most notable work and the turning point of his career.
Now Taken 3 is set to come out soon, and Liam has engaged in one of his goofiest promotional pieces yet. According to TMZ Sports, his partnership with John wall is hysterical:
"Liam Neeson picked the worst time to: 1. Be a Knicks fan ... 2. Have a Taken sequel coming out ... and 3. Be a Knicks fan. Liam co-stars with Washington Wizards star John Wall in what has to be the most unfortunate and unintentionally hysterical tie-in promo for 'Taken 3' and the Christmas Day game between the Wizards and the Knicks. Neeson says, 'They shoot with unthinkable accuracy.' The Knicks are 19th in field goal percentage. Then again ... 'My team sucks, and you're going to kill them' ... doesn't make for a great promo."
Clearly, Neeson didn't have much choice in participating in this commercial. This seems to stir up memories of another one of Liam's less notable performances, Non-Stop.
In reference to Non-Stop, Business insider points out that Neeson's agent doesn't always recommend the best scripts:
"The level of ridiculousness is equal to the care put into making the ridiculousness possible. It isn't just the plotting (although the plot goes happily nuts). It's the sense that a director actually directed, writers actually wrote, and a producer kept the movie together."
What do you think? Does the greatness of Taken outweigh Neeson's more recent absurdities? Or, should he quit while he is (somewhat) ahead? Let us know in the comment section below.
