The film "Hostage": actors and roles, description and reviews

For the shooting in the film "The Hostage" actor Liam Neeson received not only a good fee, but also a pleasant bonus: after filming in this picture, the Irish artist became so in demand with modern directors that in 2014 he took the sixth place in the list of the highest paid actors of the world. Who else, besides Neeson, starred in the action movie, which was produced by Luc Besson himself?

"Hostage": the actor in the title role. Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson started acting late in the movie - at the age of 26. Prior to that, he selflessly served in the Dublin Theater. But when Neeson finally took up his film career, he managed to get into personal filmography the most notorious and legendary projects: "Schindler's List", "Star Wars", "Gangs of New York", "Batman. Beginning "and" Chronicles of Narnia ". By the way, for the main role in Steven Spielberg's "Schindler's List", Neeson was nominated for Oscar.

In the film "The Hostage" actor was in 2008. He was supposed to play a former agent of the American special services, who goes to France to find his kidnapped daughter. This impulse turns for the hero Nison in a fierce struggle with the Albanian mafia.

The actor's fee for shooting in the first part was only $ 2 million. But the general fees for the film were so successful that the producer of the picture, Luc Besson, decided to shoot the sequel. However, Neeson was not immediately delighted with this idea. To persuade the actor to return to the set of the "Hostage", Luc Besson had to put on the table a fee of $ 20 million.

Maggie Grace as Kim

In the film "Hostage" actor Liam Neeson, to be exact, his character, tries to save his daughter Kim. The role of the kidnapped girl went to the young American actress Maggie Grace.

Kim goes to Paris for the company with his girlfriend Amanda. They spend an exciting day together, then the girl calls her father, but at this moment sees how the unknown kidnap her girlfriend right from the hotel room. After some time, intruders find themselves and Kim, who tried to hide from them under the bed. A little later the girl learns that she will be resold as a concubine in the harem of one very rich man. Fortunately, the girl is found in time by the father.

Maggie Grace played Shannon Rutherford in the famous American TV series "Staying Alive". She also appeared in the role of vampire Irina in the twilight saga with Kristen Stewart in the lead role and was played by April Havens in the movie "Knight of the Day" with Tom Cruise.

The film "The Hostage": actors and roles. Famke Janssen

Famke Janssen worked for a long time as a model in the Netherlands. Her career in Hollywood began with the role of Kyle in the film "Fathers and Sons." Then the actress collaborated with such famous directors as Woody Allen ("Celebrity") and Robert Rodriguez ("Faculty"). Also, the actress can be seen in the thriller "House of Night Ghosts" and "Another's Game" with John Hannah in the title role.

Famke gained a certain popularity, playing in 2000 in the movie "X-Men". Her character, Jean Gray, subsequently appeared in all parts of the film, including the last, released in 2015, entitled "Days of the Past." Also Janssen in 2013 appeared in the dark fantasy "Witch Hunters". In this film, she got the role of the supreme dark witch Muriel, and partners of Famke on the stage site were Gemma Arterton and Jeremy Renner.

Famke played in all three parts of the film "Hostage" the ex-wife of special agent Brian Mills. Also her heroine is the mother of the kidnapped girl Kim.

Xander Berkeley

Xander Berkeley is more known to viewers roles in the American series "Nikita" and "24". In the action movie The Hostage, the actor received the role of businessman Stewart, who married Brian Mills's ex-wife and raised his daughter. It's Stuart who buys Kim tickets to Paris so that she can unwind with her friend. Also, the stepfather gives Kim a lot of expensive gifts, for example, an Arabian steed, which greatly irritates the real father of the girl.

Xander Berkeley has acted in films since 1991, and his first role was the role of John Connor's guardian in the sensational "Terminator-2". Then Berkeley starred in "Poison Ivy-2" and in the series "Bones", "Think Like a Culprit," "Jericho." Further the filmography of the actor is a string of television series, among which only occasionally there are full-length pictures: for example, Pierre Morel's "Hostage", Sebastian Gutierrez's "Women in Need", Harold Ramis "The Beginning of Times." In 2015, the screen came a film with the participation of the actor "Consolation", the main role in which went to Anthony Hopkins.

Cathy Kessidi

The actors of the film "The Hostage" also received in their friendly company actress Cathy Cassidy, who played the role of Amanda. Amanda is Kim's girlfriend and, along with her, is kidnapped by Albanian merchants. In the finale of the picture it is possible to save, like Kim.

At the beginning of her career, Cassady starred in Eminem's famous "Just Lose It" video. Then the young actress starred in the series "Supernatural", "Melrose Place", "Harper Island" and "Gossip Girl". In 2010, Cathy played the role of Criss in the remake of the 80's "The Nightmare on Elm Street."

In 2011, Cassady plays a supporting role in the melodrama of Monte Carlo. Her partners on the stage were the famous singer Selena Gomez and actress Leighton Meester, who starred in the films "The Roommate" and "Mad Date". In the same year, Katie takes one of the leading roles in the romantic comedy "Love bind", where she plays Nina Ostroff.

Other performers of roles

The main actor of the film "The Hostage" is, of course, Liam Neeson, who is good at "cool" guys. In addition to Janssen, Grace and Berkeley, the actor happened to meet on the set with Pierre Boulanger - a young French actor who played the role of Theo Marchand. Also in the film you can see Katherine Tate ("Love and Other Disasters"), Luc Bracie ("On the Crest of the Wave"), Cory Monteith ("Smallville's Secrets"), Andy McDowell ("Hudson Hawk") and Brett Cullen ("Ghost Rider" ").

In a word, the actors of the film "The Hostage" turned out to be very recognizable Hollywood people, which positively affected the success of the action movie. With a budget of $ 25 million, it was possible to raise $ 226 million at the box office. If we talk about the second part of the film, the budget picture was increased to 45 million dollars, and at the box office it was possible to raise 376 million.