Taken 2

Taken 2 (2012)

Timing: 1:31 (91 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2012-09-27

Country

France, United States, Turkey

Production

Dune Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Canal+, EuropaCorp, M6 Films, Grive Productions, Ciné+, Taken 2, Fox International Productions, Karma Film Prod

Genre

Action, Crime, Thriller

Budget

$45 000 000 000

Revenue

$376 141 306 000

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Director

Olivier Megaton

Actors

Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser, D.B. Sweeney, Jon Gries, Rade Šerbedžija, Luke Grimes, Kevork Malikyan, Alain Figlarz
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Scenario

Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen

Producer

Luc Besson

Operator

Romain Lacourbas

Composer

Nathaniel Méchaly

Artist

Audition

John Papsidera, Harika Uygur, Anne Barbier

Editing

Vincent Tabaillon, Camille Delamarre
All team (106)

• Diego Boneta and Xavier Samuel auditioned for the role that went to Luke Grimes.
• When Brian asks Kim to draw circles on the map, the numbers he states are radii, not diameters. If she had drawn the circles as he described, they would have been much smaller in diameter than intended.
• When Brian and Kim are riding on the ferry, Brian's hand is sometimes on her shoulder, then abruptly returns to its original position.
• During the car chase scene, the rear window of the taxi is shot out. In several frames afterwards, the window is sometimes intact and then broken again.
• Despite the taxi crashing into cars, walls, etc., it remains in almost perfect condition throughout the entire chase scene.
• The US Embassy in Turkey is located in Ankara. There is only a US Consulate in Istanbul.
• The security of the US Consulate in Istanbul is provided by local security, not the US military. In addition, there are always barriers or concrete structures that would prevent a vehicle from crashing into the checkpoint as depicted in the film.
• The film portrays Istanbul as a very underdeveloped city, whereas in reality it is considered one of the largest and most important cities in Europe. Furthermore, almost all the female characters wear a headscarf, when in reality it is a personal choice for each individual, and almost all women in Istanbul do not wear one.
• Filming of the movie took place from October 2011 to January 2012.
• The film was mainly shot in Istanbul, Turkey, and the filming was accompanied by some problems and difficulties. For example, during the shooting of a chase scene, a car crashed into the wall of a building, causing serious damage to the store located inside. Negotiations had to be held with the store owner to compensate for the damage, and filming continued only after the negotiations were completed.
• When the filming of a sequel to Pierre Morel's 2007 film was first announced, no one knew whether Liam Neeson would return to play the role of Brian Mills. If he had refused, the role would have been offered to Mickey Rourke, but Neeson agreed immediately.