Taken (franchise)
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 The DVD cover for the 3-film box set | |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by | Luc Besson |
| Screenplay by |
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| Starring |
Liam Neeson Maggie Grace Famke Janssen Leland Orser Jon Gries David Warshofsky |
| Music by | Nathaniel Méchaly |
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| Edited by |
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Production company | |
| Distributed by |
20th Century Fox (US) EuropaCorp (France and Worldwide) NBC |
Release date | 2008–2014 |
Running time | 294 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $119.000.000 |
| Box office | $929.451.015 |
Taken is a series of English-language French action-thriller films beginning with Taken in 2008. All three films feature Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills. A television series, set to serve as a prequel and starring Clive Standen as Bryan Mills, premiered in February 2017.
Films
Taken (2008)
A retired CIA operative named Bryan Mills crosses the globe to rescue his 17-year-old daughter after she is kidnapped by human traffickers and sold into sexual slavery while traveling in France.
Taken 2 (2012)
Mafia boss and terrorist Murad, the father of Marko, whom Bryan had killed by electrocution in the first film of the trilogy, plans to capture Bryan, who is vacationing with his family in Istanbul, and avenge his son's death.
Taken 3 (2015)
Bryan has been framed for the murder of his ex-wife, Lenore. He then sets out to clear his name by going after the real killers, while also eluding capture from U.S. authorities for which he formerly worked.
Television
Taken 4: A-Paco-Lypse (2015)
On Jan 15, 2015, to promote the American release of Taken 3, Liam Neeson starred in a short film on the show entitled Taken 4: A-Paco-Lypse on American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live; the short revolved around Bryan Mills helping his old friend Guillermo rescue his kidnapped dog, Paco from "Kimmel".[1]
Taken (2017–present)
In September 2015, NBC ordered a prequel Taken television series depicting a young Bryan Mills.[2] In February 2016, Vikings actor Clive Standen was announced to play the young Bryan Mills, with Alex Carey as the showrunner.[3]
Characters and cast
| Characters | Films | Television series | ||||
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| Taken (2008) |
Taken 2 (2012) |
Taken 3 (2015) |
Jimmy Kimmel Live[4] Taken 4: A-Paco-Lypse (2015) |
Taken (2017-present) | ||
| Bryan Mills | Liam Neeson | Clive Standen | ||||
| Kim Mills | Maggie Grace | |||||
| Lenore "Lenny" Mills-St. John | Famke Janssen | |||||
| Sam Gilroy | Leland Orser | Michael Irby | ||||
| Mark Casey | Jon Gries | James Landry Hebert | ||||
| Bernie Harris | David Warshofsky | D. B. Sweeney | David Warshofsky | Jose Pablo Cantillo | ||
| Jean-Claude Pitrel | Olivier Rabourdin | |||||
| Stuart St. John | Xander Berkeley | Dougray Scott | ||||
| Sheerah | Holly Valance | |||||
| Amanda | Katie Cassidy | |||||
| Marko Hoxha | Arben Bajraktaraj | Photograph | ||||
| Patrice Saint-Clair | Gérard Watkins | |||||
| Murad Hoxha | Rade Šerbedžija | |||||
| Jamie | Luke Grimes | |||||
| Inspector Durmaz | Kevork Malikyan | |||||
| Inspector Franck Dotzler | Forest Whitaker | |||||
| Oleg Malankov | Sam Spruell | |||||
| Jimmy | Jonny Weston | Jimmy Kimmel | ||||
| Detective Smith | Dylan Bruno | |||||
| Detective Garcia | Don Harvey | |||||
| Detective Johnson | Al Sapienza | |||||
| Guillermo | Guillermo Rodriguez | |||||
Crew and other
| Crew/Detail | Film | ||
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| Taken | Taken 2 | Taken 3 | |
| Director | Pierre Morel | Olivier Megaton | |
| Writer | Luc Besson Robert Mark Kamen | ||
| Producer | Luc Besson | ||
| Music | Nathaniel Méchaly | ||
| Running time | 93 minutes | 91 minutes | 108 minutes |
| Distributor | EuropaCorp (France) 20th Century Fox (US) | ||
Reception
Box office performance
| Film | Release date | Box office gross | Box office ranking | Budget | Reference(s) | ||||
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| Other territories |
United States | North America | Other territories |
Worldwide | All time North America |
All time worldwide | |||
| Taken | 27 February 2008 | 30 January 2009 | $145.000.989 | $81.829.579 | $226.830.568 | #292 | #500 | $25.000.000 | [5] |
| Taken 2 | 7 September 2012 | 5 October 2012 | $139.854.287 | $236.287.019 | $376.141.306 | #318 | #219 | $46.000.000 | [6] |
| Taken 3 | 16 December 2014 | 9 January 2015 | $89.256.424 | $237.222.717 | $326.479.141 | #697 | #357 | $48.000.000 | [7][8] |
| Total | $373,827,507 | $555,339,315 | $929,451,015 | $119.000.000 | [9] | ||||
Critical and public response
| Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
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| Taken | 58% (167 reviews)[10] | 50 (31 critics)[11] | A−[12] |
| Taken 2 | 21% (163 reviews)[13] | 45 (35 critics)[14] | B+[12] |
| Taken 3 | 11% (105 reviews)[15] | 26 (30 critics)[16] | B+[12] |
References
- ↑ Taken 4 with Liam Neeson, Guillermo & Jimmy Kimmel
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (September 17, 2015). "'Taken' Prequel TV Series Ordered by NBC with Luc Besson Producing". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (February 22, 2016). "Clive Standen Joins NBC's Taken Series". TVLine. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ "Taken (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Taken 2 (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Taken 3 (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ Lang, Brent (January 7, 2015). "Box Office: Liam Neeson and 'Taken 3' to Unseat 'The Hobbit'". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Taken Franchise". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Taken (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Taken (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Taken 2 (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Taken 2 (2012): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Taken 3 (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Taken 3 (2015): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved January 9, 2015.