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Liam Neeson's new thriller Taken 2 is doing quite well at the box office, domestically and internationally, meaning everyone's favorite late-career action star (remember when he was in serious movies? Many moons ago now) is making a lotta dough. But how much dough? Well, it depends on who you ask. The Hollywood Reporter says that he made just $10 million up front ("just," ugh) for the sequel. But Deadline disagrees, ever these two Hollywood alley cats hissing at one another, saying that Neeson got paid $12 million up front but will make a lot more in back-end deals. (Hollywood back-end deals, not San Fernando Valley/Czech Republic back-end deals. Big difference.) However much he ultimately makes, it's going to be a lot, and maybe there will be a Taken 3, in which the dopey boyfriend from Taken 2 gets taken and Neeson just shrugs his shoulders and says "Eh, whatever," but then Maggie Grace is all "But daddyyyyyyy" and so he sighs and trundles off and halfheartedly (you really don't have to do much to beat these Albanian idiots anyway) takes the doofus back. Should make a mint. [The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline]
A possible Taken 3 isn't the only thing on Liam Neeson's schedule. He'll be starring opposite Julianne Moore in some crappy airplane thriller called Non-Stop, which sounds like either a crappy airplane porn movie or an Olsen Twins vehicle. But it's not, it's a thriller. The plot involves an air marshal (Neeson) trying to stop a "mysterious nemesis" who keeps IMing him and threatening passengers. Aha. IM. How thrilling. Moore plays a lady he likes who's into electronics and stuff. So... Yeah. Well, hey, I guess making money is nice. And it's nice that a 50-year-old and a 60-year-old can be in a thriller together and not have to play second fiddle to some pair of stupid little jerks. Plus they probably have a good time together. Whatever. Let 'em have their fun. [The Hollywood Reporter]