Liam Neeson on set in Limerick for major Irish-American production
Liam Neeson has been filming on the streets of Limerick today for a major Irish-American production.
The streets of Limerick city have been turned into 1990s America to facilitate the adaptation of dark heist comedy, 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank.
The actor was on set on Catherine Street and Glentworth Street, closely followed by his stunt double, to film a key scene of the movie, where his character Danny is involved in a bank robbery.
The Taken star took time to greet a couple of lucky fans and wave at a group of pupils who came down to see him.
A source had told the Irish Examiner last week that the Ballymena-born actor would be the lead in the movie, which is being adapted from the comic book by Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss.
A source told the Irish Examiner that other scenes of the film will be shot tomorrow in Clare’s Cratloe Woods and that the crew will be back to film other scenes in Limerick city in January.
Best known for his roles in the Taken trilogy and Love Actually, the star will play former bank robber Danny, whose teenage granddaughter Paige means the world to him.
When the teen overhears Danny’s former crimimal associates are forcing him to help them pull one last job, she enlists her three best friends to rob a bank This production reinforces the Midwest’s position as a serious location in Europe for film and TV productions, after another major movie, Bonhoeffer, was filmed there last year - which was released in the US last week.
Produced by Wild Atlantic Pictures, the project is in collaboration with Film in Limerick and Robbers Productions DAC, who are helping with set design and the sourcing of vintage vehicles.
The production has been welcomed by people in Limerick, and has seen popular spots being used as set locations - including The Commercial and Mother’s Mac.
Ricky O’Shea, proprietor of The Commercial, was asked if the pub could be used for filming and welcoming some of the crew.
“They needed somewhere as a base camp for cast and crew to get changed because there’s so much of it being shot on the street outside,” Mr O’Shea said.
“They’ve turned Limerick back into the 1990s and made the local shop look like something from the States, it’s been great fun.”
