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Taken 2 star's next picture is gaining traction.
Taken star Liam Neeson will headline the thriller A Walk Among the Tombstones, which is now in the process of finalizing a distribution deal with Universal via Exclusive Media. The news comes shortly after the release of Taken 2, which has generated enormous returns at the worldwide box office ($316.2 million, and counting).
Based on the popular Matt Scudder book series written by Lawrence Block, Tombstones follows a former NYPD cop turned private eye (Neeson), who's been hired to find the kidnapped wife of a drug dealer, operating just outside the law to pursue the kidnappers.
"Liam Neeson is at the top of his game achieving worldwide box office success," Alex Walton, president of international sales and distribution for Exclusive, told The Hollywood Reporter. "This film [Tombstones] is a smart, gripping, edge of your seat thriller loaded with international appeal and we are thrilled with its performance so far."
Exclusive is producing and financing alongside Cross Creek Pictures. Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher will serve as producers alongside Danny DeVito.
