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'Taken 3' In The Works?
Not even a week removed from the release of 'Taken 2,' and there is already talk of another installment in this fledgling franchise. The sequel found Liam Neeson in Turkey, having to save himself and his ex-wife from the vengeful families of the human traffickers he took down on the first film. Was that the end of the story? Not according to 'Taken 2' writer Robert Mark Kamen. In a recent interview, Kamen stated that Fox was eager to get another sequel in the works, and the motivation for it is less than surprising...
"We didn't start talking about [Taken 3] until we saw the numbers. But then we said, 'Oh, okay. I think we should do a third one.' And Fox wants us to do a third one."
Oh good, so at least they're making 'Taken 3' for the right reasons. It's not often that you hear someone, especially a screenwriter, come out and say that the impetus for making a film is 100% financial. It is not exactly promising for the next movie in this series. Honestly, it wouldn't even be so frustrating if 'Taken 2' were a better film. If it had been at least as enjoyable as the first instead of an unmitigated mess of a story with next to none of the satisfying elements that characterized the first, I'd have no issue with the idea of a third. But 'Taken 2' was so aggravatingly bad that I decided to just look at the first film as a standalone story. I can't imagine anyone seeing 'Taken 2' and clamoring for a part three, especially if the sole motivation for making it is to cash in on the box office. It'll be interesting to see if Fox is still keen on making another 'Taken' after the inevitable astronomical box office drop-off of 'Taken 2's second weekend.
What do you guys think? Would you want to see another 'Taken?' Anyone want to defend 'Taken 2?'
Source: Hollywood.com
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Comment by MJ on October 13, 2012 at 12:03am -
this time, his grandmother gets taken. then the next film will be his cousin being taken, then his uncle, then the pet goldfish, then his neighbor and the series can go on and on.
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Comment by The Hungry Wolf on October 11, 2012 at 8:45am -
What @Jordan said! I actually enjoyed the 2nd one to a certain extent, but they're brutally honest about the 3rd one eh? At least there is no pretense of "we wanted to tell a great trilogy ALL ALONG" bullshit!
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Comment by Alejandro Marquez on October 11, 2012 at 12:00am -
Taken with a Vengeance. Don't knock it until you see it. I remember people shitting all over the third Die Hard movie until they actually watched it.
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Comment by Ferry2dead on October 10, 2012 at 11:05pm -
Who is asking for this SHIT? Remember "The Dark Knight Rises"! ENOUGH SAID!!!!
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Comment by Jordan on October 10, 2012 at 8:43pm -
If they don't edit it to shit and just let us see Liam Neeson use his specific set of skills then consider me sold.
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Comment by Eric Turpel on October 10, 2012 at 7:56pm -
If it means more Liam Neeson, I'm down for it. With "Taken 2," I knew it wasn't going to be as good as the first, but I still had fun with it. It has elements of the first, and still tries showing effort.
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Comment by Daniel Truong on October 10, 2012 at 7:54pm
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Liam Neeson's charisma was enough to carry me through the movie but Taken 2 was just a piss poor movie. I have Olivier Megaton now after seeing this and Columbiana.
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Comment by Dylan Anderson on October 10, 2012 at 7:12pm -
I personally liked the second one. Definitely not as good as the first one, but I still enjoyed it (Matinee). I didn't have a problem with the grenades like you did, since Bryan Mills doesn't care what he has to do as long as his family is kept safe. I did have a problem with the melee fights. They were shot horribly. *Spoilers* at the end when he fights that last guard, the guard fights almost even with him. WTF? And the Neeson death touch (were he just touches a guy and he dies) is funny, but stupid. However, I would like a Taken 3, if they actually tried as hard as they did on the first one. But seeing this quote, I don't know. Liam Neeson is one of my favorite actors, and I don't want to see him be put in a shit money making film when he can do better.
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Comment by Ezmeraldo15 on October 10, 2012 at 6:31pm -
Well its a good thing I haven't seen this one huh?
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Comment by Billy Tomlinson on October 10, 2012 at 6:01pm -
Taken 3 ?? They're TAKEN the piss fuck this money grabbing franchise shouldn't of spoilt the first 1 by making more.
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