Liam Neeson is the new Chuck Norris
Fighting wolves is just the latest example of Liam Neeson’s ass-kicking acumen.
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Earlier this week, actor Simon Pegg tweeted, “If you get into a fight, just say ‘Liam Neeson’ as you throw a punch, your mittens will catch fire and your enemy’s life will fall off.”
Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson has clearly entered a phase in his career as the new Chuck Norris, the alpha male of ass-kicking virility. Neeson may not be an 8th Degree Black Belt Grand Master in Tae Kwon Do. But Neeson has 12 years, nearlhy half a foot in height and a whole lot more acting chops on the former Walker, Texas Ranger.
The Irish movie star’s mournful eyes and hang-dog expression frequently earned him sensitive-guy parts in the likes of Husbands and Wives or Nell. But he’s never been a total wuss, either, playing such manly men as Sam Raimi’s hideously scarred superhero Darkman, kilt-wearing, sword-swinging Rob Roy and the strapping Irish revolutionary Michael Collins. Sure, Darth Maul stuck him good in The Phantom Menace, but he K.O’d death itself as the voice of Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia. As Zeus in the Titans movies, he seems typecast, and even when he portrayed the tweedy, bookish title role of Kinsey, he was totally hung.