Hollywood actor Liam Neeson has just revealed that he was offered the role of agent 007 in the 1990s, but his wife issued an “ultimatum” threatening that if he accepted the role, she would cancel. kiss.
Actor Liam Neeson and his late wife – actress Natasha Richardson many years ago (Photo: New York Post).
Actor of the movie Schindler’s List – Liam Neeson (now 70 years old) has just revealed a secret that he was originally invited to play agent 007, but because his fiancée – actress Natasha Richardson – threatened to leave him, he had to leave. refused this famous role.
Actor Liam Neeson met actress Natasha Richardson in 1993 when the two of them acted together in the play Anna Christie on Broadway, New York, USA. The two got married in 1994 and remained together until Ms. Richardson died in a skiing accident in 2009.
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine , actor Liam Neeson said that the producers of the 007 series – Mr. Albert Broccoli and his daughter Barbara Broccoli – contacted him in 1993 to invite him to play the role of a spy. member 007. At that time, the movie Schindler’s List (1993) had just been released and achieved great success.
“At that time, the Broccoli family was looking for an actor to play agent 007. The movie Schindler’s List had just come out, and they quickly contacted me to ask if I was interested in playing the role of 007. They called a few times and I confirmed that I was interested. But my fiancée immediately warned that if I accepted the role of agent 007, we would cancel our marriage,” Liam Neeson recalled.
Current actor Liam Neeson (Photo: New York Post).
After that, Liam Neeson gave up the opportunity to take on the famous role of the international silver screen: “You know, the actors in this role are always paired with sexy actresses, then have to perform “hot” scene and always portrayed as a lovey-dovey guy. I know what Natasha is afraid of,” said Liam Neeson.
After the male actor gave up the golden opportunity, the role was given to actor Pierce Brosnan. Later, actor Pierce Brosnan played agent 007 in 4 episodes including Goldeneye (1995), Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Die Another Day (2002).
Actor Liam Neeson also just shared his true feelings about the famous line when he took on the male lead role of Bryan Mills in the movie Taken (2008). Character Bryan Mills said on the phone to his daughter’s kidnapper: “I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you” (roughly translated: I will hunt you down, I will find you). , and I will kill you).
Liam Neeson in the movie “Taken” (2008) (Photo: New York Post).
This line has become familiar in popular culture and is one of the most loved and remembered lines in cinema history.
The image of actor Liam Neeson in this scene also became a widely spread image on social networks and was used in a variety of contexts, often even in humorous situations.
Recently, Liam Neeson revealed his true feelings about this famous line, he shared with Vanity Fair magazine : “I tried to make my voice in that scene sound scary, but in fact I think that line is so cheesy.”
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