The success of TAKEN and its sequel TAKEN 2 is something I will never truly understand. Sure Liam Neeson is a badass, but there’s much better action to be enjoyed out there. Director of TAKEN 2, Olivier Megaton, is moving on, but with a name like Megaton you get the feeling he pretty much has to stick within the action genre. He is going to direct the $60 million TAKING GOTHAM, a film that has nothing to do with Batman. The film is instead based on a true story about:
A secret unit of the NYPD that was created in response to a string of brutal robberies in New York City. After a deadly sting operation, the elite unit is disavowed by the NYPD, forcing them to go deep underground in order to clear their names.
With TRANSPORTER 3 and COLUMBIANA also behind him, Olivier Megaton should certainly get the action parts down. But will he stray too far from the ‘true’ aspects of the story in the name of entertainment? Probably. TAKEN 2 may not have been a critical success but it did make $350 million on a $45 million budget.
Source: Deadline
