The Role: Gawain
Why It’s The Best: A young Liam Neeson landed his first major film role in this opulent re-telling of the Arthur legend. The film’s director, John Boorman, cast Neeson after seeing him in a play at the Abbey Theatre.
In fact, Neeson landed two roles – that of knight Sir Gawain, and that of an uncredited extra in the film’s dancing scene, in which his hulking six foot figure towers over the other dancers.
Iconic Moment: Having accused Lancelot and Guenevere of adultery, Gawain must duel with the former as he fights for his honour…
Liam Says: “I’ve done a few cowboys-in-armour movies where I’ve had to ride, starting with Excalibur, so I can do it. When the camera’s turning, I’ll do it.
“But I respect horses enough that once the camera stops I get off and hand the reins to the horse-master, because they can be unpredictable. The wranglers we had were just real old cowboys, they were fantastic.”
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Hadouken76
Mar 4th 2011, 17:45
He was great in Kingdom of Heaven, so much so that he leaves a hero-shaped hole that Orlando Bloom cannot fill. Wuss.
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DanRose
Mar 5th 2011, 11:53
Krull should have definitely got a mention....
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Porkchopexpress
Mar 5th 2011, 14:22
He's also the best thing in 'The Phantom Menace' by a country mile, it's easy to forget his measured and intelligent portrayal of a slightly unorthodox Jedi Knight in the midst of all that CGI, makes the best of a bad job in terms of script and execution from Lucas. He actually lends Qui-Gon-Jinn humanity and pathos, compared to the emotion deprived performances of the other Jedi in the films, it's a refreshing change. The fact he comes away with his dignity intact, for me anyway, makes it a real stand out performance. "There's always a bigger fish..."
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DanielMcA
Mar 7th 2011, 20:40
re. Leap of Faith: "Neeson imbues a typical villain..." Did we watch the same film?
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