"Your mother is going to be Taken." Gotta capitalize the 't' in that last word, as
Liam Neeson gives his daughter (
Maggie Grace) a one-line reason for this movie to exist. The Neeson of
Taken is back, and his very particular set of skills has returned as well. You've probably heard of the original film, which cemented Neeson as an ass-kicker for the current generation of b-movie fans.
Now
Taken 2, directed by
Olivier Megaton and produced and co-written by
Luc Besson, lets
Maggie Grace get into the action as dad reacts to her mother
(Famke Janssen) being kidnapped by
Rade Sherbedgia and some Albanian guys who are pissed off at Neeson for all the stuff he did in the first movie. What do you think happens next? See? Sherbedgia is a dad, too! And his son was TAKEN from him by Neeson's character! **** just got
real. One question, though: why couldn't Neeson's line be "your mother is going to be Taken, too"? If you're going to go for it with a line like that, then really go for it. Sheesh.
Yahoo has the trailer.
Taken 2 opens on October 5. Do you really need a synopsis?
First Look: 'Taken 2Casting Bits: Jake Abel in 'The Host', Luke Grimes in 'Taken 2,
Sean Astin,
Taryn Manning and
Kevin Pollak in 'Napa''Taken 2 May Have Two Evils: Rade Sherbedgia and the PlotMaggie Grace Confirmed for 'Taken 2Sequel Bits:
Bill Murray Sets 'Ghostbusters 3 Rumor Mill Churning Again, Plus: 'Expendables 2, '
Men In Black 3, '
G.I. Joe: Retaliation', 'Taken 2, '
star trek 2Sequel Bits: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 & 3,
Prometheus, Taken ...