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Liam Neeson thought Taken would flop

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The man with a very particular set of skills had exactly zero faith in his own movie. When shooting the 2008 action thriller that revitalized his entire career, Liam Neeson assumed the plot was entirely ridiculous and was fully convinced the film would go straight to DVD. He only took the role because he wanted a free four-month trip to Paris. It grossed $226 million.

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