The grey is directed by joe carnahan who also cowrites the screenplay with ian mackenzie jeffers, based on jeffers short story ghost walker. Both he and neeson display the true nature of their strengths. Why liam neesons the grey is much more than you think. He abandoned that activity, however, and entered queens university belfast with the intention of studying physics and computer science. I cant help but wonder if some of neeson s real emotions translated into the films core powerhouse performance. Music is scored by marc streitenfeld and cinematography by masanobu takayanagi. Liam neeson leads a group of men stranded in alaska after a plane crash in joe carnahan s film the grey, a lean, strippeddown tale of survival in brutal circumstances. Joe carnahans the grey open road films provides everything you could reasonably want from a january release about liam neeson fighting wolves. Trailer for joe carnahans the grey starring liam neeson, frank grillo, dermot mulroney, joe anderson, and james badge dale. I am confused, what happened at the end of the grey 2011.
Following a grueling fiveweek shift at an alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter john ottway liam neeson are flying home for a muchneeded vacation. The grey junket liam neeson interview part 1spoilers by sandwichjohnfilms. Theres footage of liam neeson fighting a wolf well never. After their plane crashes into the remote alaskan wilderness, a roughneck group of oil drillers are forced to find a way back to civilization. It stars liam neeson, frank grillo, dermot mulroney, dallas roberts, joe anderson, nonso anozie and james badge dale.
Hes the last remaining survivor of an aeroplane crash in the frozen tundra. Liam neeson leads a group of men stranded in alaska after a plane crash in joe carnahans film the grey, a lean, strippeddown tale of survival in brutal circumstances. Stream all liam neeson moviestv shows free watch movies. Throughout the entire film, theyre focused solely on killing. Liam neeson set for actioncomedy the revenger news briefs. Liam neeson star of taken, lincoln, battleship, the grey, the ateam movie by movies ireland. Liam neeson stars in producerdirector joe carnahans tense adventure thriller about a group of toughasnails oil rig workers who must fight for their lives in the alaskan wilderness after their airplane crashes miles from civilization. Like faith movie interpretations arent as simple as black and white.
But after holding his own opposite patrick swayze in 1989s next of kin, neeson was at last upgraded to star for sam raimis dark. In the grey, liam neeson leads an unruly group of oilrig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote alaskan. With supplies running short and hungry wolves closing in, the shaken survivors face a fate worse than death if they dont act fast. This graph shows liam neeson s score on our annual analysis of leading stars at the box office. The grey is not really about liam neeson battling wolves.
The grey 2012 movie teaser trailer hd liam neeson youtube. Beast, with liam neeson in the lead a hardy security expert leads the survivors of a plane crash through the alaskan wilderness in. Even if ottway kills the alpha, will the rest of the pack let him survive. The grey thats being sold to you is not at all the movie joe carnahan has made. Theres no easier way to get a movie made in hollywood than to walk into a room full of studio executives and say these 16 magic words. Why liam neesons the grey is much more than you think by david duprey on feb 8, 2018 the grey is a 2012 action film set after a small plane crash in alaska where six men are hunted by a pack of merciless wolves who haunts their every step. Liam neeson, in full william neeson, born june 7, 1952, ballymena, northern ireland, northern irish american actor perhaps best known for playing powerful leading men neeson was an accomplished boxer in his early years. All liam neeson movies ranked by tomatometer liam neeson movies ranked by tomatometer.
It is based on the short story ghost walker by ian mackenzie jeffers, who also cowrote the screenplay with carnahan. The grey movie trailer 2012 official teaser hd youtube. Action survival drama directed and cowritten by joe carnahan. Its fair to expect certain things from the reunion of the ateam director and liam neeson.
Carnahans choices on how to tell the story, along with an ending not typical of genre films, only make it all the stronger. Liam neeson was born on june 7, 1952 in ballymena, northern ireland, to katherine brown, a cook, and bernard neeson, a school caretaker. The real stars are the hungry wolves that pursue him and his fellow planecrash survivors through alaskas pristine wilderness. Even though a scene in which liam neeson fights anything usually adds at. A little history on natasha richardson by raphael fenton. Watch all liam neeson movies and tv shows free online 123movies4u. Things dont look so great for liam neeson at the end of the grey. See him randomly in krull, the mission, the dead pool, and more, for example.
The assumption is founded from the very beginning of the movie that wolves are wanton mankillers. The grey gives its audience the rare gift of genrefilm entertainment with some serious food for thought and an ample dose of emotion. Just before the fur flies, director joe carnahan cuts to. The grey is usually described as the movie about liam neeson fighting wolves, which is misleading, because it implies that the. Hes the last remaining survivor of an aeroplane crash in the frozen tundra, and hes hemmed in by a pack of gigantic, maneating. If you watched past the credits, you saw that there was a. I enjoy a movie for the entertainment value it provides. In those trailers, the grey is an adventure story, and based on the films weve seen liam neeson do in the past few years, it sells the movie as an action vehicle for him. You see, the trailers promise a completely different movie than what you got. The star score represents points assigned to each of the leading stars of the top 100 movies based on box office in the current year and two preceding years. A brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men survive, including sharpshooter john ottway liam neeson.
Liam neeson got his first big break in the academy award winning schindlers list 1993, and his portrayal of oskar schindler earned him an oscar nomination for best actor. Liam neeson schindlers list, taken stars as the unlikely hero ottway in this undeniably suspenseful and powerful survival adventure. Liam neeson in joe carnahans thriller the grey the. In the grey, liam neeson leads an unruly group of oilrig roughnecks when their plane crashes into. What happened to liam neeson at the end of the grey.
The ending is very ambiguous, and everyone can draw his own conclusion. The grey, a superior example of the genre, reunites in alaska the director joe carnahan and the star liam neeson of the misbegotten a team. After a major film debut with 1981s excalibur, liam neeson spent the rest of that swingin decade slowly climbing the acting ladder. I think the ending is intentionally ambiguous, so each member of the audience can draw their own conclusion. T hings dont look so great for liam neeson at the end of the grey. Standing a burly 64, liam neeson was once described by a theatre critic as a towering sequoia of sex. Movie info in the grey, liam neeson leads an unruly group of oilrig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote alaskan wilderness. Leeson plays ottway, a tough, taciturn, deeply sad.
The final postcredit shot is of neeson and the wolf lying b. In alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wild. Liam neeson plays a man grieving his wifes untimely death in his latest movie the grey. Watch the grey starring liam neeson in this drama on directv.
The grey is a 2011 survival film cowritten, produced and directed by joe carnahan and starring liam neeson, frank grillo and dermot mulroney. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Empire magazine ranked neeson among both the 100 sexiest stars in film history and the top 100 movie stars of. To say that he has undeniable charisma is certainly accurate, but it is a charisma composed as much of impressive talent as of brokennosed. He has been nominated for a number of awards, including an academy award for best actor, a bafta award for best actor in a leading role, and three golden globe awards for best actor in a motion picture drama. The story follows a team of alaskan oil workers who are flying home for a muchneeded vacation. Liam neeson in winter, filming the grey the globe and mail. The grey is usually described as the movie about liam neeson fighting wolves, which is misleading, because it implies that the grey is a wilderness survival yarn, which it isnt.
In the grey, liam neeson leads an unruly group of oilrig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote alaskan wilderness. During his early years, liam worked as a forklift operator for guinness, a truck driver, an assistant architect and an amateur boxer. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have only a few days to escape the icy elements and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt before their time runs out. The grey trailer 2012 official movie teaser trailer starring liam neeson in alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wild. Liam neeson full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. But the screenplay, written by director joe carnahan and ian mackenzie jeffers who also wrote the book. Liam john neeson obe born 7 june 1952 is an actor from northern ireland. I think the grey could be interpreted both ways depending on how you look at it.