It’s simple, Liam Neeson He had to choose between love and fame. and she chose love. to the actor of The mission AND Schindler’s List They were looking for him for nothing more and nothing less than the role of Agent 007, but his girlfriend at the time, and later his wife, Natasha Richardson told him: “If you play James Bond we won’t be able to get married.”
In a recent magazine interview rolling stonesLiam Neeson has revealed that James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli contacted him several times in the 1990s to ask if he would be interested in taking on the role of 007.
Neeson had just received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor thanks. precisely, a Schindler’s List. Why turn down one of the most iconic action roles in cinematic history? It all depended on actor Neeson’s wife, Natasha Richardson.
“I know broccoli. They watched a bunch of actors,” Neeson said. “I was off Schindler’s List and Barbara Broccoli called me a couple of times to ask if I was interested, and I said, “Yes, I’d be interested.” And then my lovely wife (Natasha Richardson), God rest her soul, told me as we were shooting In the in Carolina: ‘Liam, I want to tell you something: if you play James Bond, we will not be husband and wife.
a tender revenge
Neeson’s love for Richardson outweighed his interest in playing James Bond, so he never had a serious meeting with Broccoli. What Neeson did was tease Richardson by “going up behind him, making my fingers look like I was holding a gun and humming the James Bond theme song,” he said. “I really enjoyed playing that joke on him!”
“He gave me a James Bond ultimatum,” Neeson added. “And he meant it! Come on, there are all these beautiful girls in various countries getting in and out of bed. I’m sure a big part of making such a strong decision was based on that!”
Luckily for the actor, he would get a second chance at an action movie with the franchise. Taken.
Liam Neeson would also try mega-franchising with his role as Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: The Phantom Menaceeven if it’s not a universe he would like to return to at the moment.
“No, I wouldn’t want to go back to Star Wars,” Neeson said on the TV show. See what happens live!. this month when asked if he would return to the franchise. “There are so many spin-offs of Star Wars. They’re watering it down for me, and he’s taken the mystery and the magic away from me in a weird way.”
The newest version of Neeson, Marlowenow it’s playing in theaters.
It is worth mentioning that actress Natasha Richardson died on March 18, 2009, in a hospital in New York, after suffering an accident while skiing at a vacation resort in Canada.
“Liam Neeson, his children and entire family are devastated by the tragic death of his beloved Natasha,” Neeson’s rep Alan Nierob said in a statement released at the time. “They are deeply grateful for everyone’s support, love and prayers and ask for privacy during this difficult time.”
Richardson was taking ski lessons at the Mont Tremblant resort, 125 kilometers north of Montreal, when the accident that claimed his life occurred.
Source: Clarin
