First images from ‘Taken 2′ reveal a still bad-ass Liam Neeson

‘Taken’ made an action star out of Liam Neeson and he’s been doing lead roles to supporting roles in big action movies ever since. Now, ‘Taken 2′ is nearing completion which actually turns the table in terms of plot with Liam Neeson and his wife getting kidnapped and their daughter having to go out and save them. It’s a pretty interesting idea which gives Maggie Grace a lot of action to do, but looking at the first images of ‘Taken 2′ here, looks like Liam Neeson will be doing most of the heavy lifting anyway.

The images come from EW who also have an interview with Neeson who says this about where ‘Taken 2′ falls:

“The action is supposed to take place about a year or a year and a half after the first story. It’s a very clever sequel with the usual thrills and spills, but the ante is upped quite a bit in this one.” … “I’ve taken a job over in Istanbul looking after a sheik who is there, and afterward I discover that my wife’s going through a very bad time with her new husband. So I suggest she and my daughter come over for a few days and hang out with me in this amazing city. And then… [laughs] all this s—t happens, of course.” … “I’m taken — let’s put it that way. They kidnap him to humiliate him, torture him, and ultimately bring him back to the village in Albania where the boys from the original film came from. With the help of my daughter… she wants to help me escape from where these bad guys have me.”

Sounds good, and I’m on board. What do you expect from the sequel?