Liam Neeson is an action film veteran. He has had a multi-decade career in which he has given several iconography films. The successful star is a force to be reckoned with and is quite talented. Neeson once revealed in an interview the secret to his success. He is super choosy about the scripts he works on and the same may be one of the secrets to his success.
His style of picking a script to work with is quite ingenious. He uses his Tea method to decide whether; he would join a project or not. Beyond the funny nature of the method, he discussed in length below, the thought behind the technique, which is very inspiring.
Liam Neeson’s Bizarre Way to Select Movie Scripts
Liam Neeson is a legendary star whose filmography record holds numerous blockbuster hits. He is a versatile actor who can play any character across genres. Neeson has worked in some of the most high-project projects, and with his acting chops, he has earned top billings by collaborating with some of the most extraordinary talents in showbiz.
While the actor carefully picked his on-screen roles, he once revealed how he figured out which project he would work on. In a tell-all interview, The Deadpool movie star spoke on different aspects of his career and his method of reading his movie scripts.
Liam Neeson claimed,
“Our drama depends on the spoken word. The spoken word depends on the writers. So whatever that script is, if I get a sense that the writing is very good, then I’m interested in it, you know?”
The Bounty movie star further explains his unusual method of selecting his scripts, as he explained:
“I always call it my ‘cup of tea test’ if my agent sends me a script, and I get to page five, and I think [distractedly] oh, I must make some tea. That’s not a good sign.”
Neeson added,
“But if I can get through the whole; script and think [excitedly] Oh, I must make some tea! Then that’s yes! It’s a good sign.”
Liam Neeson further opened up about his film Marlowe, which according to reports, marked as his 100th film. The actor shared,
“There are only two physical altercations in this film, unlike the Taken films, so it’s funny when we actually did a physical altercation with two heavies, I had a brain switch. I thought, oh, I’ve done this stuff before, I don’t remember reading this in the script,’ [mimics fight scene] – that stuff.”
Marlowe is a neo-noir crime thriller directed by Neil Jordan, featuring Liam Neeson as the lead character Philip Marlowe. The movie was released on 15 February 2023 by Open Road Films and Briarcliff Entertainment and received mixed reviews from the audience.
Liam Neeson Reveals He is Not a Fan Of Superhero Films
In his five decades-long acting career as one of the most in-demand stars, Liam Neeson has given several unforgettable, record-smashing, mind blowing performances in multi genre films.
While he is a par excellence star who has worked across all genres, from action to romcom- to comedy; however, Neeson once revealed that he is not a big fan of superhero films even though he starred in the 2005 Batman Begins film series. In an interview, the actor claimed,
“I’m not a big horror fan, I’ll have to say, simply because they scare me! And I’m not a fan of the superhero stuff; I know they’re everywhere, and I admire them, with all their Hollywood bells and whistles and stuff, but it’s just not my genre.”
In his storied career, Liam Neeson has received several critically acclaimed awards and has delivered show-stopping performances in films like Michael Collins, Ordinary Love, Darkman, Under Suspicion, and The Bounty.
Source: Yahoo News
