It’s so great that we’re continuing to see big films and action stars on the silver screen again. And one of the biggest out there is Liam Neeson. That got us thinking about something: just when did Mr. Neeson become a hard-hitting leading man? Well, off the top of my head, I like to think it was 30 plus years ago with one of the very first (successful) comic styled films playing – he played the lead in Sam Raimi‘s Darkman.
But were you to scan his resume, you’d it see goes even further to titles like Next of Kin, The Bounty, Krull and even Excalibur which means that this BA from Northern Ireland has been busting heads for almost four decades. Wow. Guess it’s all par for the course for this one-time amateur boxer who, after all, does have a very particular set of skills.
It’s also very exciting that this film stars Guy Pearce and is directed by respected and hard-hitting filmmaker Martin Campbell (the man who re-invented the Bond franchise TWICE). So take a look at this sweet trailer for the upcoming flick and let us know what you think!
MEMORY follows Alex Lewis (Liam Neeson), an expert assassin with a reputation for discreet precision. Caught in a moral quagmire, Alex refuses to complete a job that violates his code and must quickly hunt down and kill the people who hired him before they and FBI agent Vincent Serra (Guy Pearce) find him first. Alex is built for revenge but, with a memory that is beginning to falter, he is forced to question his every action, blurring the line between right and wrong.
Directed by Martin Campbell, and distributed by Open Road, this film will be released in theaters on April 29, 2022.
