There was some reason to celebrate considering A Walk Among the Tombstones [my review] wasn’t just Liam Neeson in another Taken-esque performance a la Non-Stop and Unknown. Then again, the movie itself was a little sloppy so the celebration was a little short-lived.
Next up for Neeson, however, is yet another Taken feature, this one the aptly titled Taken 3 (it’s the third one don’tcha know?) and USA Today and Empire have delivered the five first look pictures, though this one is a little different than previous installments.
Taken 3 finds Neeson as Bryan Mills and this time he is the prey after being framed for the murder of someone close to him. “I have to go on the run,” Neeson told USA Today, “I’ll put it that way, from the not-so-lawful types and the lawful authorities. Bryan Mills served his country faithfully, but now even they are after him. They must not like me.”
I can only guess this has something to do with the way Taken 2 ended with Mills killing the film’s villain (Rade Serbedzija) who promises Mills, before he dies, that if Mills kills him his two remaining sons will seek revenge. I have to assume said sons set up a murder, framed Mills and there will be a showdown in the end after Mills attempts to clear his name.
Olivier Megaton is back in the director’s chair with Fox set to release the film on January 9, 2015. Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace and Forest Whitaker co-star, two of the three are featured in two additional pictures below.
