Just a few days after Taken star Liam Neeson (and director Oliver Megaton) said that Taken 3 wouldn’t happen, the studio has decided otherwise (the franchise did pull in nearly 50 million in that time, so the announcement is not too surprising).
Neeson recently spoke to Empire, and stated the following about a third film:
“I don’t see it,” came his reply. “I don’t think it’s going to happen. I really don’t. I can’t see a possible scenario where audiences wouldn’t go, ‘Oh, come on…! She’s taken again?'”
This is exactly how I’m feeling about the announcement. I’ve yet to see Taken 2 (that comes tonight, against my better judgement), but even a second film seems a little too far from realism.
Writer Robert Mark Kamen says to expect something new however. He today spoke to hollywood.com about the Taken franchise, and the newly greenlit third film:
“We didn’t start talking about [Taken 3] until we saw the numbers,” says Kamen. “But then we said, ‘Oh, okay. I think we should do a third one.’ And Fox wants us to do a third one.”
In the first Taken, Neeson’s character Bryan Mills’ daughter was taken. In Taken 2, he and his wife were taken. In Taken 3…. “We’ve taken everyone we can take — it’s going to go in another direction. Should be interesting.”
What did you think of Taken 2? Are you interested in a third film?
