Fellow exec Matt Gross also added: “It’s not about his set of skills, it’s about understanding him as a character.
The first Taken movie, directed by Pierre Morel, is a bona fide modern action classic.
“It was never about making a Taken prequel but a modern origin story set in modern-day times.
Neither of the subsequent Taken installments were received as warmly as the first, and Bryan Mills’ habit of losing his daughter had become more frustrating than exciting.