Taken (franchise)

Series of action films

"Bryan Mills" redirects here. For the American football player, see Bryan Mills (American football).

Taken

The DVD cover for the 3-film box set

Directed by| Pierre Morel (1)
Olivier Megaton (2–3)
Screenplay by|

* Luc Besson
* Robert Mark Kamen

Produced by| Luc Besson
Starring|

* Liam Neeson
* Maggie Grace
* Famke Janssen
* Leland Orser
* Jon Gries
* David Warshofsky

Cinematography|

* Michel Abramowicz (1)
* Romain Lacourbas (2)
* Eric Kress (3)

Edited by|

* Frédéric Thoraval (1)
* Camille Delamarre (2)
* Vincent Tabaillon (2)
* Audrey Simonaud (3)
* Nicolas Trembasiewicz (3)

Music by| Nathaniel Méchaly

Production
companies

* Canal+
* M6 Films
* EuropaCorp

Distributed by|

* 20th Century Fox (select territories)
* EuropaCorp (worldwide)

Running time

| 294 minutes
Country| France
Language| English
Budget| $118,000,000
Box office| $929,451,015

Taken is a series of English-language French action films, beginning with Taken in 2008, created by producer Luc Besson and American screenwriter Robert Mark Kamen. The dialogue of all three films is primarily English, and all three feature Liam Neeson as Bryan Mills. The first film received mixed reviews from critics but a positive response from audiences with commercial success. The series grossed a combined $929,451,015 worldwide.

The series has also experienced diminishing critical reception with each successive film.

A prequel television series based on a similar storyline and starring Clive Standen and Jennifer Beals premiered in February 2017.

## Films

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### Taken (2008)

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Main article: Taken (film)

A retired CIA operative named Bryan Mills crosses the globe to rescue his 17-year-old daughter after she is kidnapped by a group of Albanian smugglers while traveling in France.

### Taken 2 (2012)

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Main article: Taken 2

Mafia boss and terrorist Murad, the father of Marko, whom Bryan had killed by electrocution in the first film of the trilogy, plans to capture Bryan, who is vacationing with his family in Istanbul, and avenge his son's death.

### Taken 3 (2015)

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Main article: Taken 3

Bryan has been framed for the murder of his ex-wife, Lenore. He then sets out to clear his name by going after the real killers, while also eluding capture from U.S. authorities for whom he formerly worked.

## Television

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### Taken (2017–2018)

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Main article: Taken (2017 TV series)

In September 2015, NBC ordered a Taken television series depicting a young Bryan Mills.[1] In February 2016, Vikings actor Clive Standen was announced to play the young Bryan Mills, with Alex Carey as the showrunner.[2]

## Cast and crew

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### Cast

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Characters  | Films  | Television series

|
|

Taken | Taken 2 | Taken 3 | Taken
Season 1 | Season 2
2008 | 2012 | 2014 | 2017 | 2018
Bryan Mills  | Liam Neeson | Clive StandenM
Kimberly "Kim" Mills  | Maggie Grace |
Lenore "Lenny" Mills-St. John  | Famke Janssen |
Sam "Scott" Gilroy  | Leland Orser | Michael Irby |
Mark Rem Casey  | Jon Gries | James Landry Hébert |
Bernie Dave Harris  | David Warshofsky | D. B. Sweeney | David Warshofsky  | Jose Pablo Cantillo |
Jean-Claude Pitrel  | Olivier Rabourdin |
Marko Hoxha  | Arben Bajraktaraj | Arben BajraktarajAP |
Stuart St. John  | Xander Berkeley | Mentioned | Dougray Scott |
Sheerah  | Holly Valance |
Amanda  | Katie Cassidy |
Patrice Saint-Clair  | Gérard Watkins |
Murad Hoxha  |  | Rade Šerbedžija |
Jamie Conrad  |  | Luke Grimes |
Inspector Durmaz  |  | Kevork Malikyan |
Inspector Franck Dotzler  |  | Forest Whitaker |
Oleg Malankov  |  | Sam Spruell |
Jimmy  |  | Jonny Weston |
Detective Smith  |  | Dylan Bruno |
Detective Garcia  |  | Don Harvey |
Detective Johnson  |  | Al Sapienza |
Christina Hart  |  | Jennifer BealsM
Asha Flynn  |  | Brooklyn SudanoM |
John  |  | Gaius CharlesM |
Becca Vlasik  |  | Monique Gabriela CurnenM |
Cali Mills  |  | Celeste DesjardinsR | Celeste DesjardinsP
Harry Ward  |  | Dominic FumusaR |
Riley  |  | Jennifer MarsalaR |
Faaron  |  | Simu LiuR |
Marzoki  |  | Ali KazmiR |
Elena Morales  |  | Layla AlizadaR |
Harden Kilroy  |  | Adam GoldbergM
Santana  |  | Jessica CamachoM
James Casey  |  | Peter OuterbridgeR
Krystiyan  |  | Christian BakoR

### Crew

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Crew  | Film

|

Taken | Taken 2 | Taken 3
Director  | Pierre Morel | Olivier Megaton
Writer  | Luc Besson
Robert Mark Kamen
Producer  | Luc Besson
Music  | Nathaniel Méchaly
Distributor  | EuropaCorp (France)
20th Century Fox (US)

## Reception

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### Box office performance

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Film  | Release date  | Box office gross  | Box office ranking  | Budget  | Reference(s)

|
|
|
|
|

United States  | North America  | Other territories  | Worldwide  | All time North America  | All time worldwide
Taken (2008)  | January 30, 2009 (2009-01-30) | $145,000,989  | $81,829,579  | $226,830,568  | #292  | #500  | $25,000,000  | [3]
Taken 2 (2012)  | October 5, 2012 (2012-10-05) | $139,854,287  | $236,287,019  | $376,141,306  | #318  | #219  | $45,000,000  | [4]
Taken 3 (2014)  | January 9, 2015 (2015-01-09) | $89,256,424  | $237,222,717  | $326,479,141  | #697  | #357  | $48,000,000  | [5][6]
Total  | $374,111,700  | $555,339,315  | $929,451,015  |  | $118,000,000  | [7]

### Critical and public response

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Film  | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore

|
|
|

Taken (2008)  | 60% (178 reviews)[8] | 51 (32 reviews)[9] | A−[10]
Taken 2 (2012)  | 22% (173 reviews)[11] | 45 (35 reviews)[12] | B+[10]
Taken 3 (2014)  | 13% (124 reviews)[13] | 26 (30 reviews)[14] | B+[10]

## In popular culture

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* On January 15, 2015, to promote the American release of Taken 3, Liam Neeson starred in a short film on the show entitled Taken 4: A-Paco-Lypse on American talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live!; the short revolved around Bryan Mills helping his old friend Guillermo rescue his kidnapped dog, Paco from "Kimmel".[15]
* In 2017, Bryan Mills was featured in the fifth season of the web television series The Most Popular Girls in School, in which he is searching France for his daughter Kim, after she was kidnapped by a rival group of French models while representing the United States as a model herself. Liam Neeson reprises his role as Mills.

## References

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1. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (17 September 2015). "'Taken' Prequel TV Series Ordered by NBC with Luc Besson Producing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
2. ^ Ausiello, Michael (22 February 2016). "Clive Standen Joins NBC's Taken Series". TVLine. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
3. ^ "Taken (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
4. ^ "Taken 2 (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
5. ^ "Taken 3 (2015)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
6. ^ Lang, Brent (7 January 2015). "Box Office: Liam Neeson and 'Taken 3' to Unseat 'The Hobbit'". Variety. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
7. ^ "Taken Franchise". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
8. ^ "Taken (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
9. ^ "Taken (2009): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
10. ^ a b c "CinemaScore". CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
11. ^ "Taken 2 (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
12. ^ "Taken 2 (2012): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
13. ^ "Taken 3 (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
14. ^ "Taken 3 (2015): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
15. ^ Taken 4 with Liam Neeson, Guillermo & Jimmy Kimmel

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