Taken 2

Release Date: Friday, October 5, 2012 Nationwide

Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Olivier Megaton, Leland Orser, Robert Mark Kamen, Maggie Grace, Luke Grimes, Luc Besson, Rade Sherbedgia

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
Set in Istanbul, Liam Neeson returns as Bryan Mills, the CIA agent with "a particular set of skills" for hunting down bad guys, but this time his daughter (Maggie Grace) has to help rescue him when associates of the villains he killed the first time around decide to get their revenge.
Cited as verbatim plot from insidemovies.ew.com
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Taken 2.

Crew Behind the Film

The Taken 2 behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Olivier Megaton last directed Taken 3 and Colombiana. The film's writer Luc Besson last wrote DogMan and Anna.

Producer
Luc Besson

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality
Runtime
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Tagline
First they took his daughter. Now they're coming for him.
Also known as
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Language
English

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Official Taken 2 movie trailers and clips.

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Taken 2 Theatrical Trailer
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Taken 2 International Trailer #2
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Taken 2 Featurette
Taken 2 Video Clip: 'Drop the Gun' Clip Image
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Taken 2 Video Clip: 'Drop the Gun'

Production Details

What we know about the Taken 2 movie production.

Key Facts

  • Sequel to the 2008 film. Takes place a year or year and a half after the first film.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Production is being eyed for late 2011 or early 2012. After completing the Clash of the Titans sequel, Liam Neeson will take much of 2011 off.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.

Concept

The film was tagged as Concept.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Taken 2 was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, October 5, 2012 . There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including Frankenweenie, The Oranges and Butter.



Questions

Did Bryan and Lenore get back together? Sep. 2, 2012

Based on the trailer and the limited plot details released, either Bryan and Lenore are back together or Brian receives a surprise visit from Kim and Lenore comes along. Either way, wife or ex-wife Lenore is played by the same actress (Famke Janssen) in both films.

Sep. 2, 2012
Why is Bryan Mills in Istanbul? Jun. 21, 2012

Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson) and his wife are on vacation in Istanbul.

Jul. 28, 2012
Was Maggie Grace in the first Taken? Jul. 8, 2012

Yes, Maggie Grace reprises her role as Kim - she's the daughter of Bryan Mills (played by Liam Neeson) who was kidnapped in the original film.

Jul. 28, 2012

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