Liam Neeson isn’t a fan of superhero movies and says they all tell ‘the same story’

Liam Neeson has enjoyed playing in the superhero genre over the years with films such as Black man AND Batman begins. But the superhero movie landscape has changed so much since those movies, and while the actor admires them, he’s not a fan. He feels like they all tell the same story. Speaking to Rolling Stone, Neeson explained:

“I’ll be honest: all these superhero movies? I’m not a fan. I’m really not. I admire them because it’s Hollywood with all their bells and whistles and technology, which is phenomenal, but they all seem to me to be just the same story. You can say, ‘OK, you did Chris Nolan’s.'”

Nolan certainly played a role in paving the way for superhero movies being made today with his Batman trilogy, and when the outlet brought this up to Neeson, he said:

“You took the words out of my mouth. They had a noir edge to them. And Chris Bale and Gary Oldman? Come on! What a cast. And Michael [Caine] and Morgan [Freeman]? My God!”

While Neeson enjoyed working with Nolan in Batman begins, don’t expect Neeson to return to the DC world. He said:

“‘Would I play a villain in the latest incarnation of Batman?’ No, I already did that in Batman Begins with Christian Bale. I was Ra’s al Ghul. He wasn’t really a bad guy. He was trying to rearrange the world the way it was supposed to be arranged.”

I completely understand what Neeson is saying about how all these superhero movies tell the same story, but I want to point out that after realizing Taken, he acted in many similar action movies, where he played a similar character, who also told similar stories, and he’s still making those kind of movies! It’s interesting that he’s okay with those, but not the superhero movies.

Regardless, Neeson would be interested in returning for a Black man sequel if ever made! So, that’s a plus!