Liam Neeson Talks Marlowe, The Naked Gun Reboot, and Future Projects
53For Liam Neeson’s 100th film, the Academy Award-nominee will join the esteemed list of actors to portray private detective, Philip Marlowe, in filmmaker Neil Jordan’s upcoming crime thriller, Marlowe. From his earliest days on the theater stage to his numerous roles across various genres, Neeson is now a household name in Hollywood. Well-known for his action-packed roles in blockbusters like Taken and The Grey, he’s also touched our hearts in Love Actually, founds his place among the stars as Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace, and so many more.
Reuniting with Jordan, Neeson’s hundredth feature, Marlowe, is inspired by author John Banville’s novel The Black Eyed Blonde and is a film noir that takes place in 1930s Los Angles. When private detective Philip Marlowe is approached by Clare Cavendish, played by Diane Kruger, to track down her missing lover, the detective is dragged into more than he originally bargained for. It turns out this missing lover is a hot commodity around town, and Marlowe’s investigation is beginning to make others squirm. The further he digs, the more trouble Marlowe turns up in this Old Hollywood mystery. Marlowe features an all-star cast of suspicious and dangerous characters that includes Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, Colm Meaney, and Danny Huston.
During an interview with Collider’s Steve Weintraub, Neeson spoke to us about why this role is so special to him, following in the footsteps of Hollywood greats like Humphrey Bogart, and getting to work with Neil Jordan for the fourth time. He discusses working previously with Marlowe’s screenwriter William Monahan on 2005’s Kingdom of Heaven, his long-time friendship with actor and co-star Colm Meaney, and their other upcoming film together, In the Land of Saints and Sinners. Neeson also confirms a Naked Gun reboot with Seth MacFarlane attached to write and teases a new action thriller, Retribution, alongside Avatar: The Way of Water’s Jack Champion.
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