SINGAPORE - Twelve years ago, actor Liam Neeson's career took a new direction when the thriller Taken (2008) was released.
The story of a furious dad with a "particular set of skills" - to quote from his character's dialogue - was a global phenomenon. It would spawn two sequels, in 2012 and 2014.
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