Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, October 5, 2012 Nationwide
intense sequences of violence and action, and some sensuality
Plot: What's the story about?
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.
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Who stars in Taken 2: Cast List
Maggie Grace ... Kim
Lookout, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1
Liam Neeson ... Bryan Mills
In The Land of Saints and Sinners, The Naked Gun
Rade Sherbedgia ... Murad
Middle Men
Famke Janssen ... Lenore
Boy Kills World, Redeeming Love
Luke Grimes ... Kim's Love Interest
American Sniper, Fifty Shades Darker
Leland Orser ... Sam
The Guest, Faults
Who's making Taken 2: Crew List
A look at 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.
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Production: What we know about Taken 2?
Key Facts
- Sequel to the 2008 film. Takes place a year or year and a half after the first film.
Filming Timeline
- 2012 - July: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2012 - May: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2011 - November: The film was set to Production status.
- 2011 - June: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2011 - March: The film was set to Development status.
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.
- 2011 - March: The film was set to Announced status.
- 2010 - September: The film was set to Concept status.
Taken 2 Release Date: When was the film released?
Taken 2 was a Nationwide release in 2012 on Friday, October 5, 2012. There were 17 other movies released on the same date, including Frankenweenie, The Paperboy and The Oranges.
Taken 2 DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Taken 2 was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 .