Oscar-nominated actor and late-blooming star of shoot-em-up revenge thrillers Liam Neeson has announced that he is retiring from action movies.
Taken would gross $226 million worldwide, launching a franchise and re-branding Neeson as an action star in the Bruce Willis mold.
The real action turn happened for Neeson in 2008 when he starred as Bryan Mills, the retired spy with the very particular set of skills, in the revenge movie Taken.
Neeson is currently garnering Oscar buzz for his very serious, non-action-star role as the real-life Deep Throat in the drama Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House.