The 62-year-old Irishman is arguably the hottest action star in Hollywood, thanks to a string of revenge dramas, shoot-em-ups and, of course, the hugely successful Taken series.
Now he’s filming another tense one, Run All Night, and the first photos from the Woodside Queens set of the movie show a bloody and bruised Neeson who still doesn’t have a hair out of place.
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Bloody and bruised: Liam Neeson, 62, is arguably Hollywood’s hottest action star at the moment, and his first photos from Run All NIght show he’s not slowing down
In Run All Night, directed by Spaniard Jaume Collet-Serra, Neeson plays a hitman forced to battle with his ex-boss in order to protect his estranged son.
On set, he looks to be maintaining his traditional calm, pensive manner as he’s definitely in character with significant cuts and a bandage around his left hand.
Completing his tough guy gear was a brown leather jacket by Matchless and black denim trousers as he scanned his smartphone in-between takes on set.
Bumps and bruises are par for the course for Neeson who really has taken a career detour in the last few years.
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Biding his time: Between takes on Run All Night, a relaxed Neeson checks his phone and wears a Matchless jacket
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Action star: Run All Night comes out in April, after the second Taken sequel is released in January
Taken and its first sequel thrust Neeson to the top of action lists, and he just recently starred in another bullet-riddled title, A Walk Among The Tombstones.
Earlier this year Nonstop was a huge hit around the world as well.
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Taking his cues: The star got some on set direction before a shot was filmed
In the Taken threequel, he returns as doting father Bryan Mills who goes on the run to find out who killed his wife – all while protecting his daughter (again).
‘Don’t trust anyone,’ he warns his panicked daughter (played by Maggie Grace) as he tries to explain why everyone’s after them. ‘There are things I’ve done in my life.’
Despite the series massive success, the actor recently said that the series is over.
‘I think this is the end,’ he recently confessed of the mega-successful franchise.
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Target on his back: Neeson knows he’s being hunted in Taken 3, but he has to find out who wants him dead
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Sensitive side: Neeson returns as doting father Bryan Mills in the Taken franchise’s third entry
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A matter of time: Neeson is back being a master of escape, conflict and violent confrontation
Anyone who thinks Neeson is too long-in-the-tooth to be a major action star just has to look at the box office receipts.
Nonstop grossed $200 million worldwide earlier in the year, while Taken and Taken 2 racked up more than $600 million around the globe.
Liam reportedly earned $20 million for Taken 3; he is thought to have made $1 million for the original.
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Don’t mess with me: Neeson’s box office numbers shows he’s a formidable action star worldwide
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Payday: It’s been reported that the actor’s paycheck went from $1 million to $20 million for the first Taken sequel
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More of the same: The first two films in the Taken series earned $600 million around the world combined
