James wolcott on the posttaken revamping of softspoken liam neeson into a fullfledged action starand john waynes successor. During his early years, liam worked as a forklift operator for guinness, a truck driver, an assistant architect and an amateur boxer. Best quotes from joe carnahans action survival drama, the grey, starring liam neeson, dallas roberts, frank grillo, dermot mulroney, nonso anozie, joe anderson, ben bray, james badge dale. A married couples life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder. The final postcredit shot is of neeson and the wolf lying battered. The film stars liam neeson, vera farmiga, patrick wilson, jonathan banks, and sam neill. The grey is weighed down slightly by the kind of abrupt ending that leaves you wondering if the test screening devolved into an allout riot. May 31, 2012 t hings dont look so great for liam neeson at the end of the grey. In neesons next action film, the action thriller the grey, he is a member of an alaskan oil drilling team whose plane crashlands in the wild. In it he plays john ottway, a sharpshooter who has been hired by a oil refinery in alaska to keep bears and other wild beasts from attacking the workers during their shifts. Jan 18, 2012 the grey behind the scenes liam neeson movie 2012 hd subscribe to trailers.
The grey is about confronting death and dealing with a dire situation with no happy ending in sight. Jeffers also expanded the original novella into the novel the grey. But long after the credits roll, the movie will have. John ottway liam neeson arbetar i alaska med att doda vargar som hotar en grupp oljearbetare. Under sin sista dag pa arbetet skriver ottway ett brev till sin fru. Following a grueling fiveweek shift at an alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter john ottway liam neeson are flying home for a muchneeded vacation. Although the buzz had been building on joe carnahans the grey since audiences first saw liam neeson affixing broken minibottles to his fists at the end of the thrillers first teaser trailer, and subsequently corroborated by widespread approval at the films first screening at harry. John ottway has found the job at the end of the world, working as a hunter. The grey, the latest in a line of successful action thrillers featuring that 59yearold star, was no. I didnt get the last conversation mike had with joanna. Okay, so i went to the movies to watch the grey but i didnt see the total ending. Liam neeson in joe carnahans thriller the grey the. Feb, 2012 with all respect, you seem to have interpreted the film precisely backwards.
Ottway liam neesons character, after challenging god, quite explicitly accepts his existence, organizing the mens collective wallets into the shape of a cross. Liam neeson in the grey was dead after the plane crash my personal theory about the ending, and the movie overall, is summed up by the line, we crashed at 400 miles per hour. The grey movie endings explained 2011 joe carnahan, liam neeson subscribe. Oct 21, 2012 the grey is outstanding, and a modern masterpiece in my opinion. Major spoilers ahead do not read if you do not want to know the ending to the grey. Liam neeson improv with ricky gervais, stephen merchant and. In neeson s next action film, the action thriller the grey. How did he find her and say that she played them both. Liam neeson s character is the only one who seems to know what hes doing throughout the film and its his performance that drives the story. The grey liam neeson on working with a frozen brain. The short clip after the credits shows the wolf breathing with liam neeson s head resting on. So, if you ever happen to watch the grey again, just remember that the only reason it doesnt end with liam neeson suplexing a wolf to death is because the director felt that it was unnecessary.
Movie endings, theyre usually pretty straight forward right. The grey was one of them films that i bought thinking it would be a survivalist movie, but this was much more than that with its cast of unknowns who you come to know throughout the film. Joe carnahan talks about the alternate ending he shot for the. Just before the fur flies, director joe carnahan cuts to black and the film ends. He is currently preparing to direct a feature film about formula one legend ayrton senna and developing other new film projects, as well as working on his next novel. The grey, with liam neeson, packs chills and thrills in. Battling depression and selfworth ottway suffering from his depression.
The story is simple liam neeson is a distraught widower contracted to shoot wolves in the alaskan oil fields. Jan 17, 2012 liam neeson stars as the leader of a stranded pack of oilrig roughnecks who are fighting for survival after their plane crashes in the wilderness. Liam neesons voice is haunting in heartrending a monster calls. The look book goes to broadway stars couches we asked the leads in dozens of shuttered shows to take a self. Spoilers alert posted 2 years ago by khoac2 2 5 replies jump to latest. Liam neesonstarring, james darcydirected made in italy. Liam neeson reuniting with joe carnahan for the grey liam neeson will lead a pack of oilrig workers that are stranded in wolfpopulated wilderness in joe carnahans the grey, which has officially been greenlit. T hings dont look so great for liam neeson at the end of the grey. It is based on the short story ghost walker by ian mackenzie jeffers, who also cowrote the screenplay with carnahan. With russell crowe, elizabeth banks, liam neeson, michael buie.
The book was lauded not only for the way that it heartbreakingly rendered. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have. Mar 14, 2012 what works for the grey is the horror and suspense elements throughout. Set in the snowy wilds of alaska, joe carnahans uniquely morose thriller is unequivocally about death and dying, and about characters struggling and ultimately failing to stave off the inevitable. It follows a man who is unwittingly recruited into a murder conspiracy after meeting a mysterious woman while on his daily train commute. Although the buzz had been building on joe carnahans the grey since audiences first saw liam neeson affixing broken minibottles to his fists. Even though a scene in which liam neeson fights anything usually adds at least 10% to any film on metacritic. The grey poem ending plus bonus scene after credits. That much money during one of the box offices most consistently bad months more than proves neesons worth as a coldweather action star. Liam neeson in the grey was dead after the plane crash. The grey director joe carnahan talks about casting liam neeson. At the beginning of the movie, he was willing to take his own life, rejecting its meaning.
The grey behind the scenes liam neeson movie 2012 hd. Jan 28, 2012 the grey, a superior example of the genre, reunites in alaska the director joe carnahan and the star liam neeson of the misbegotten a team. The grey, starring liam neeson, leads at the box office. However, director joe carnahan decided to end the movie just before the fight starts, feeling that the film had reached its emotional height by that time, and a fight involving a computergenerated. Liam neeson, dallas roberts, frank grillo, dermot mulroney, nonso anozie, joe anderson, ben bray, james badge dale, anne openshaw, peter girges, jonathan bitonti, james bitonti, ella kosor, jacob blair, lani gelera, larissa stadnichuk. Take a look at what the final fight between liam neeson and the wolf in the grey might have looked like in new revealed storyboard for the film. Liam neeson leads a group of men stranded in alaska after a plane crash in joe carnahans film the grey, a lean, strippeddown tale of survival in brutal circumstances. Carnahan, whom also wrote the screenplay, gives each character their own identity and uniqueness. View liam neeson photo, images, movie photo stills, celebrity photo galleries, red carpet premieres and more on fandango. Anything can be construed as plausible, but probably not. James darcy makes his feature directorial debut with the comedy. The grey director joe carnahan talks controversial ending mtv. I saw it on netflix and went into it with zero expectations.
Everything wrong with the grey in 6 minutes or less duration. Liam neeson in the grey was dead after the plane crash my personal theory about the ending, and the movie overall, is summed up by the line, we crashed at 400. Neeson does a great job of telling a story about who he is and what hes going through in just about every scene. Wed turn up at the cinema to watch liam neeson fight, well, anything. The grey movie endings explained 2011 joe carnahan, liam neeson subscribe for more joblo original videos here. Forget what i said earlier, this is the most ridiculous premise for a liam neeson film in all of history. The grey is not really about liam neeson battling wolves. Jul, 2016 liam neesons voice is haunting in heartrending a monster calls. Jan 08, 2015 the taken saga comes to its supposed conclusion tomorrow with taken 3, yet another film in which liam neeson threatens evildoers over the phone and then makes good on his violent promises.
The final postcredit shot is of neeson and the wolf lying battered and bloody by one anothers side. The film is about an old man named ottway, who is a lonely wolf hunter staying in a dreary. Ian mackenzie jeffers is a filmmaker, novelist, and playwright. Leeson plays ottway, a tough, taciturn, deeply sad. The grey is going to be a film about neeson punching an actual wolf. The grey ending scene after the credits spoilerposted by eyeran on 2312 at 1. Theres footage of liam neeson fighting a wolf well never. The grey, a superior example of the genre, reunites in alaska the director joe carnahan and the star liam neeson of the misbegotten a team. Ian mackenzie jeffers is a novelist, screenwriter and playwright. Its wellacted and the cast includes liam neeson, dermot mulroney, dallas roberts and frank. Yes, i also saw the very last scene at the end after all the. The grey is a 2012 survivalthriller starring liam neeson and directed by joe carnahan. At the end of the movie the grey with liam neeson, he. The grey quotes once more into the fray movie quotes starring.
Watch the grey starring liam neeson in this drama on directv. The grey epic ending scene full liam neeson fight with the alpha wali. Liam neesons new movie the grey could be physically the hardest experience of his film career. Liam neeson in alaska fighting wolves he was hired to hunti couldnt ask for much more.
The grey is a 2011 survival film cowritten, produced and directed by joe carnahan and starring liam neeson, frank grillo and dermot mulroney. Liam neesons john ottway recites these four lines just before charging forward against his opponent, the alpha wolf for manoamano combat. Liam neeson was born on june 7, 1952 in ballymena, northern ireland, to katherine brown, a cook, and bernard neeson, a school caretaker. The marketing campaign for the grey has tried to sell it like its the kind of movie that youve seen before. I enjoy liam neeson s recent films, theyre usually a fun ride, no matter how shallow they might be. In those trailers, the grey is an adventure story, and based on the films weve seen liam neeson do in the past few years, it sells the movie. Liam neeson reuniting with joe carnahan for the grey. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. What happened to liam neeson at the end of the grey.
Theres footage of liam neeson fighting a wolf that well. In the grey, liam neeson leads an unruly group of oilrig roughnecks when their plane crashes into the remote alaskan wilderness. Liam neeson plays a man grieving his wifes untimely death in his latest movie the grey. May 15, 2015 liam neeson improv with ricky gervais, stephen merchant and warwick davis on lifes too short. If joanna hired patrick wilsons character, why did liam neeson say that she played them both. Liam neeson in winter, filming the grey the globe and mail. Hes the last remaining survivor of an aeroplane crash in the frozen tundra. Yes, i also saw the very last scene at the end after all the credits have shown with them both lying in the snow. Liam neeson goes from being the hunted to being the hunter in the grey. Jan 25, 2012 whatever the case, the grey is a great movie. Dont watch this movie if you are traumatized by animals attacks the wolves are not friendly or if you dislike ambiguous endings, because things are not wrapped up in a perfect little bow in the end of this. Joe carnahan talks about the alternate ending he shot for.
The grey movie endings explained 2011 joe carnahan. Right now the grey is registering fresh on rotten tomatoes with a 79% rating. Nation vatican world commentary blogs features movies books travel radio resources college. I also think it has liam neesons best performance since schindlers list. Liam neeson and a crew of oil roughnecks battle the deadly alaskan wilderness and wolves in the fulllength trailer for the grey, from cowriterdirector joe carnahan. Though mostly known throughout the 1990s as a dramatic actor, liam neeson has surprisingly become something of an action hero as he approaches his sixtieth birthday. The grey director joe carnahan talks controversial ending. I truly hope that in the years to come people will rediscover it and realize just how great it is, and just how much thought, feeling, and effort went into its making. Feb 12, 20 sometimes though, i need to drop the mental exertion and watch something that lets me breathe out the sigh of an empty mind allowing me to stare thoughtlessly at a screen. He adapted his novel the grey for the widely acclaimed ridley scottopen road film starring liam neeson.
I cant believe it took me almost 8 years to see this liam neeson film. If youre an optimist, you could say that neeson s character got lucky and was able to fend off all of the wolves he encountered in the last scene. Jan 27, 2012 the grey liam neeson interview visit for more celebrity interviews, movie clips and trailers. Kimberley french those rabid eyes, that snarling face barely concealing a glimpse of tooth as he stalks with a. Did liam neeson manage to kill the alpha wolf in the grey.
Hes the last remaining survivor of an aeroplane crash in the frozen tundra, and hes hemmed in by a pack of gigantic, maneating. The trailer for the movie contained shots of liam neeson singlehandedly fighting a wolf, which were originally meant to be in the films climax. Could liam neeson s character have survived his wolf fight at the end of the grey. The grey is usually described as the movie about liam neeson fighting wolves, which is misleading, because it implies that the grey is a wilderness survival yarn, which it isnt. One of the most powerful movies ending of all time. Things dont look so great for liam neeson at the end of the grey. The grey was certainly a good film with great performances by all and scenery that really made the film and its. I probably wouldnt go see this movie even with the handsome liam neeson as the. The answer to this question really depends on how you want to look at things. Jun 02, 20 the ending is very ambiguous, and everyone can draw his own conclusion. So, you sit down to the movie, ready to see two hours or so of liam neeson in the snow fighting wolves with nothing but his badassery, some broken bottles, and his fists.
His novella ghost walker was the basis for liam neeson film the grey, directed by joe carnahan, for which jeffers cowrote the screenplay. The grey is a 2012 survivalthriller starring liam neeson and directed by joe carnahan the film is about an old man named ottway, who is a lonely wolf hunter staying in a dreary alaskan oil reser. What is your honest opinion of the grey with liam neeson. Hes the last remaining survivor of an aeroplane crash in the frozen tundra, and hes hemmed in. In the grey, liam neeson leads an unruly group of oil. Battling mortal injuries and merciless weather, the survivors have only a few days to escape the icy elements and a vicious pack of rogue wolves on the hunt before their time runs out. What has followed has been a decade of lean, blunt and glum thrillers three taken movies, nonstop, the grey anchored by the. Jan 30, 2012 major spoilers ahead do not read if you do not want to know the ending to the grey. Apparently this is something audiences dont want to see. My wife and i love liam neeson and have yet to be disappointed by any of his films and performances in them. Neeson is the leader of the pack, a toughasnails hard ass who is a survivalist and pushes the oil men forward. The grey movie endings explained 2011 joe carnahan, liam.
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