Liam Neeson has joined the cast of Martin Scorsese‘s adaptation of Shusaku Endo’s novel Silence, telling the 17th Century story of two Jesuit priests facing violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and to spread the gospel of Christianity.
[amz asin=”0800871863″ size=”small”]Neeson joins Andrew Garfield, Ken Watanabe, Issei Ogata and Adam Driver with Garfield staring as Father Rodrigues, a Portuguese Jesuit who travels to Japan with a fellow priest amid rumors his mentor has abandoned the Church. It is a moment of religious persecution in the Asian nation, with Christians forced to practice their faith clandestinely. Watanabe will portray the priests’ interpreter.
It has been a long road to the big screen for Silence as Scorsese has had several names attached over the years, but it looks like he’s finally getting the film off the ground. [Deadline]
