Liam Neeson is to retire from making action movies in 2025. The 72-year-old actor has become known for his tough guy roles over the years since starring in 2008 thriller Taken but Neeson fears his days of rough-and-tumble roles are coming to an end and he wants to bow out before he's unable to convincingly throw a punch. He told PEOPLE: "I'm 72 - it has to stop at some stage.
You can't fool audiences. I don't want (longtime stunt collaborator Mark Vanselow) to be fighting my fight scenes for me." Neeson went on to set out a timetable for his action movie retirement, adding: "Maybe the end of next year.
I think that's it." He is set to show off his comedy chops in his next movie - a reboot of Leslie Nielsen's police comedy The Naked Gun - but Neeson isn't sure whether he will be able to swap action for funny roles going forward. He said: "Whether I can carry it or not, I honestly don't know.
" In the interview, Neeson also revealed how his part in the Taken franchise has infiltrated every part of his life - confessing a clerk at a New York court started reciting his speech from the first film when releasing him from jury dury. He said: "(The clerk is)calling, I don't know, 55, 60 of us. He gets to me, but all I'm hearing is, 'I have a particular set of skills.
Skills that would make me ...
' "And I thought, 'Oh f*** no' ...
It was actually really sweet and flattering. As I was leaving, people started to applaud." Neeson previously revealed he felt nervous about taking on the rol.
