Liam Neeson: 'Maybe' a Couple More Action Movies Remain

Liam Neeson has no intention of retiring just yet. The 74-year-old actor believes he might have a couple more action movies left in him. When asked if he plans to step away from high-octane roles soon, he told Fox News Digital that maybe there are a few scripts remaining. "Maybe … I hope I have a couple left," Neeson said with characteristic candor.

The Taken star previously joked to Variety about not wanting to perform dangerous stunts while pushing a walker. That concern remains valid as his newest film, The Fix, finally hit theaters on Friday. In this latest project, he teams up with Zachary Levi to play an ex-CIA operative facing new challenges. According to Neeson, the movie explores "this incredible thread of humanity that these men, these extraordinary men, have to eventually analyze or work out what makes them tick."

Levi explained his motivation for taking on the role. He wanted something fun yet gritty and darker than his past projects. This film gave him exactly that plus more. The story features plenty of spycraft along with twists, turns, and revelations about the human condition. Neeson emphasized the theme of redemption running through the narrative. "I'd like to think we all need and want second chances, you know," he told Fox News Digital regarding his personal views.

"We're humans," he continued. "We've all made mistakes in our personal lives and stuff, you know?" He noted that being forgiven is extraordinary, as is the act of forgiving someone else. It really is very, very special. Neeson pointed out that at 74 years old, several things have happened to him where he was seriously forgiven for serious matters. That experience is amazing because it allows him to return that grace.

Levi offered a sharp comparison regarding holding onto anger. He said a lack of forgiveness feels like drinking poison while hoping the other person will die. "Forgiveness is grace, mercy, understanding, empathy," Levi stated. These are things humans do not explore enough, he argued. People often view others as evil monsters rather than seeing their complexity. While people certainly do evil and monstrous things, Levi believes they remain children of God. He insists everyone deserves second, third, or even fourth chances.

There must be boundaries in society, but Levi warned that a lack of forgiveness eats us alive as human beings. This problem affects our country and the world because we fail to see others as worthy of redemption. The greatest definition of love he has ever heard is to will the good of the other person. It does not mean you have to like them or agree with their decisions. You simply want them to find the light. You want that because we all need redemption ourselves.

We all need forgiveness." That line hangs heavy over a new film where Levi steps into the shoes of another former CIA operative, serving as Liam Neeson's protégé in the story. When asked about meeting his idols, Levi admitted it felt like a relief to finally cross that threshold despite the common advice to avoid such encounters. He understands why people say do not meet them, yet he found himself happy when reality matched his expectations.

The Shazam actor confessed that while some past meetings with heroes did not match his internal image, those experiences were exceptions rather than the rule. "Fortunately, you get these wonderful, beautiful exceptions," he noted. Now, a new project brings his own perspective to the screen under director Guy Moshe. The filmmaker told Fox News Digital he had been searching for years to tell a story through the lens of an Israeli military veteran without simply reenacting history.

"So when one of the producers came to me with this hook," Moshe explained regarding the idea of urban legend or CIA lore involving money hidden in a wall in Tehran since 1979, "I thought, 'What an interesting way of sort of like hooking a story around a group of guys in that field.'" The project picks up roughly a year and a half after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan. Moshe said he could feel what those American soldiers must be feeling after two decades of war, handing the keys back to the Taliban or whatever comes next.

He drew parallels from his own service in the Gulf when they gave back the keys to the PLO following the Oslo agreement. "I just knew there and then I've got to do this," he said. His goal was clear: start the film with the evacuation from Afghanistan and offer these people a journey toward mental redemption rather than specific redemption for something tangible. He wants to fix what was broken inside them.

Ultimately, Moshe stated The Fix is about a father who wonders if he wants his son to grow up to be like him. Outwardly, the father remains "the image of the hero that we like to look at," mirroring the mentor and mentee dynamic between Neeson and Levi's characters. The director believes Neeson has succeeded as an action hero because he is real.

"We identify the most, especially in the action genre, we identify with real people," Moshe explained about why audiences connect with this kind of performance. "With a person that we feel conveys something that we believe is a real person in a real situation." It sounds simple enough, yet it remains the hardest thing to do in acting.