Liam Neeson Teases The Ice Road 2, Feels Privileged Doing Good Work at 72

Liam Neeson has offered up an update on the status of The Ice Road 2, teasing what fans can expect from the upcoming sequel to the 2021 action movie.

Speaking to ComingSoon in a recent interview, Neeson opened up about The Ice Road 2, noting that the film is set in Nepal and will feature roads that lead up to the infamous Mount Everest.

What did Neeson say about The Ice Road 2?

“Well, the second one is set in Nepal, and the little roads leading up into the Himalayas and subsequently up to Mount Everest,” said Neeson of The Ice Road 2. “We shot it in Melbourne. There were some tough days, let’s put it that way. But it was good to get the team back again, you know? It has a few surprises. I think it’s gonna be a good film, actually.”

Neeson, 72, also opened up about what it was like to continue being a working actor in Hollywood. The legendary actor said he is lucky to continue getting rewarding work and still feels “privileged” to be doing it.

“Look, I’ve been very, very lucky for a start. Really, really lucky,” Neeson said. “Yes, I’m 72. They still send me scripts to do. Some of them I beat some guys up, some I don’t. But I just feel privileged and really honored that I get sent, occasionally, a really good script. You know, there are several that I’m very quick to pass on, but I’m still lucky enough to be sent them.”

The sequel will see Neeson reprise his role as ice road driver Mike McCann, who is traveling to Nepal to honor his late brother’s last wishes of scattering his ashes on Mt. Everest. “While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, McCann and his mountain guide encounter a group of Nepalese mercenaries and must fight not only to save themselves and the busload of innocent travelers, but also the local villagers’ homeland,” reads the synopsis for the film.

Alongside Neeson, writer-director Jonathan Hensleigh will also return to the film. The original film starred Neeson, Benjamin Walker, Amber Midthunder, Marcus Thomas, Laurence Fishburne, and many others, but it’s unclear if any will return for the sequel.

The original movie centered on the collapse of a diamond mine in Northern Canada. Following the collapse, “a ‘big rig’ ice road driver must lead an impossible rescue mission over a frozen ocean to save the trapped miners. Contending with thawing waters and a massive storm, they discover the real threat is one they never saw coming.”

Source: Comingsoon.net