Liam Neeson has a particular set of skills in the Taken films and apparently, one of those skills is turning Americans off from taking trips to Europe.
While on The Graham Norton Show this week, the Oscar nominated actor said that he has received letters from Americans who don’t want to go to Europe after seeing the Taken movies, which are all about hostage-taking. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Neeson cited one letter he got from a Texas teacher.
“Just the other day I got a letter from a school teacher in Texas who had tried to take 60 students to Europe and the families of 40 of them got the kids out of it because they had seen Taken 2,” Neeson said.
The teacher wrote that she had hoped to take just 20 students to Europe, but their parents shot down the idea because they saw the films as well.
The third Taken movie, which comes out on Jan. 9, is a bit different from the first two. This time, his character, Bryan Mills, is accused of murdering his wife. The Irish Independent notes that Neeson told Norton he wouldn’t do a third Taken movie if it was just about another member of his family being taken.
“I said the second one wouldn't happen and I said I wouldn't do a third one if someone got taken,” Neeson said. "It's insulting to an audience as well as me."
Taken has helped Neeson have a second career as an action star. The 2009 original film grossed $226.8 million worldwide, while the second film made $376.1 million two years ago.
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