For his 100th film, Irish legend Liam Neeson is set to star in Oscar-winning director Neil Jordan’s upcoming noir thriller MARLOWE. Recently acquired by Open Road Films, this gripping period piece boasts a stacked cast of stars embroiled in a 1930’s mystery of unexpected twists, and with Neeson involved, it’s fair to expect a heart-pounding shoot-out and brooding intensity. With its acquisition, MARLOWE sets its theatrical wide release for this December.
In a cover story at the time, Hot Press spoke to Liam Neeson about MICHAEL COLLINS. No Irish film in years had been more eagerly anticipated, nor more fiercely debated, than Neil Jordan’s biopic. To mark the centenary of the death of the Irish revolutionary hero, the interview has been re-published, and provides a completely fascinating – and illuminating exchange.
Liam Neeson just turned 100. That’s not years, but movies. In December, the Irish actor, 69, finished his 100th film. “I can’t friggin’ believe it!” he says of the milestone. “For the first time in my life, I can say I’m really, really proud: I’ve made a hundred movies! It’s just extraordinary.” This month, he’s back onscreen in MEMORY, an action thriller from CASINO ROYALE director Martin Campbell. He plays Alex Lewis, an assassin battling early stages of Alzheimer’s disease who becomes a target himself when he refuses to complete a job assignment from a dangerous criminal syndicate.
Filming on action thriller IN THE LAND OF SAINTS & SINNERS is to begin in March in Killybegs and Glencolmcille. The action adventure tells the story of a retired assassin who is forced into a game of cat and mouse with three terrorists. Now, the film’s producers, along with the Donegal Film Office, have issued a call for movie trainees to work on the film.