Liam Neeson set a date to retire from action movies after decades of starring in hits such as the 2008 action thriller 'Taken.' The actor recently wrapped filming for 'Naked Gun.'
Liam Neeson plans to retire from action movies after decades of success. 'I’m 72 – it has to stop at some stage,' Neeson told People magazine. The 'Taken' star still performs his own fight scenes, but uses his stunt double – Mark Vanselow – for more extreme moments. 'You can’t fool audiences,' he explained. 'I don’t want Mark to be fighting my fight scenes for me.
Neeson moved from London to Los Angeles in 1986 after landing a guest role in the mega-hit series 'Miami Vice.' Though he went on to star in Woody Allen's 1988 movie 'Husbands and Wives' and 1992's 'Leap of Faith' and 'Shining Through,' Neeson became discouraged after the films fizzled at the box office and was considering leaving Hollywood behind.
Now, fans could see Neeson make his way into a new side of film – comedy. The actor recently wrapped filming of 'The Naked Gun,' a reboot of the Leslie Nielsen cop comedy. 'Whether I can carry it or not, I honestly don’t know,' Neeson told People magazine of his role as cop Frank Drebin Jr. Fox News Digital's Ashley Hume contributed to this report.
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