Why Neeson said yes

Liam Neeson wasn’t chasing action stardom - he just liked the idea of spending four months in Paris, learning martial arts, and playing a character unlike anything he’d done before.

He later explained: “It was a simple story, and I thought: four months in Paris, learning karate… I’ve never done this type of thing before, it might be kind of fun.”

Little did he know the role would redefine his career and set a new standard for the older action hero.