Disgraced star Liam Neeson faces being erased from his latest film, Men In Black: International, The National ENQUIRER can report.
Fans outraged by his admission he once stalked the streets with a bat hell-bent on killing any “black b—–d” who confronted him are calling for his scenes in the big-budget sci-fi flick to be cut.
They also want the star to be replaced in the film in the same way Kevin Spacey was cut from Ridley Scott’s All The Money In The World in the wake of his alleged sex abuse scandal.
And the fans’ demands have sent Hollywood bosses into meltdown over fears the flick — now in post-production and due out in June — will be a flop.
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We can also reveal Neeson’s PR and management are in crisis talks over his career as it’s feared his image as the “go to guy” for revenge action flicks is over.
Calls for Liam to be axed from Men In Black: International have filled social media.
Fan Kent Tayler tweeted: “I guess Sony Pictures will soon be hiring Christopher Plummer to replace Liam Neeson in the upcoming Men In Black reboot?”
Another vented: “I really hope it’s not too late to digitally erase that racist f--k Liam Neeson from the new Men In Black movie.”
And another fan wrote online: “It’s gonna be so awkward seeing Liam Neeson in Men In Black: International.”
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We can also reveal Neeson’s PR and management are in crisis talks over his career as it’s feared his image as the “go to guy” for revenge action flicks is over.
Calls for Liam to be axed from Men In Black: International have filled social media.
Fan Kent Tayler tweeted: “I guess Sony Pictures will soon be hiring Christopher Plummer to replace Liam Neeson in the upcoming Men In Black reboot?”
Another vented: “I really hope it’s not too late to digitally erase that racist f--k Liam Neeson from the new Men In Black movie.”
And another fan wrote online: “It’s gonna be so awkward seeing Liam Neeson in Men In Black: International.”
Neeson plays High T in the fourth installment of Men In Black, the London-based head of an alien-hunting branch.
He appears in promotional posters for the film alongside co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson — prompting scores of memes mocking Neeson’s part in the role to fill the web.
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We can also reveal Neeson’s PR and management are in crisis talks over his career as it’s feared his image as the “go to guy” for revenge action flicks is over.
Calls for Liam to be axed from Men In Black: International have filled social media.
Fan Kent Tayler tweeted: “I guess Sony Pictures will soon be hiring Christopher Plummer to replace Liam Neeson in the upcoming Men In Black reboot?”
Another vented: “I really hope it’s not too late to digitally erase that racist f--k Liam Neeson from the new Men In Black movie.”
And another fan wrote online: “It’s gonna be so awkward seeing Liam Neeson in Men In Black: International.”
Neeson plays High T in the fourth installment of Men In Black, the London-based head of an alien-hunting branch.
He appears in promotional posters for the film alongside co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson — prompting scores of memes mocking Neeson’s part in the role to fill the web.
Scandal-hit Spacey, 59, was replaced by actor Christopher Plummer in frantic reshoots of All The Money In The World at a cost of an extra $1-$10million.
A film industry source told us: “The fans’ calls for Liam’s scenes to be digitally erased or cut altogether from the film will be taken seriously by the studio as they have poured millions into it and do not want it to fail at the box office. The Spacey case shows how easy it is to replace stars.”
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The upcoming Men In Black flick also features Emma Thompson, 16 years after she appeared alongside Neeson’s on-screen grieving widow character in popular romantic comedy Love Actually.
Unlike the other Men In Black films, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are not set to appear.
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Neeson was this week
engulfed in scandal when he admitted during a promotional interview for his new revenge flick
Cold Pursuit that he took a bat and walked the streets looking for a black man to slaughter after a loved one told him she had been raped.
He pulled out of appearing on the red carpet for the premiere of
Cold Pursuit in the wake of being branded a racist over his revelation.
His absence came after attempts to explain his comments in a chat with Robin Roberts on
Good Morning America were branded a “car crash.”
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The 66-year-old Oscar nominee said: “I remembered an incident a few years ago where my friend was brutally raped. She handled the situation incredibly bravely and I had never felt this feeling before — it was a primal urge to lash out.”
“After that, there were some nights where I went deliberately out to black areas deliberately to be set upon so I could unleash physical violence and I did it four or five times.”
But he insisted: “
I’m not racist — it was almost 40 years ago— I was brought up in Northern Ireland, The Troubles. There was a war going on and I had acquaintances involved... I grew up surrounded by that but I was never a part of it.”
We can also reveal Neeson’s PR and management are in crisis talks over his career as it’s feared his image as the “go to guy” for revenge action flicks is over.
Calls for Liam to be axed from Men In Black: International have filled social media.
Fan Kent Tayler tweeted: “I guess Sony Pictures will soon be hiring Christopher Plummer to replace Liam Neeson in the upcoming Men In Black reboot?”
Another vented: “I really hope it’s not too late to digitally erase that racist f--k Liam Neeson from the new Men In Black movie.”
And another fan wrote online: “It’s gonna be so awkward seeing Liam Neeson in Men In Black: International.”
Neeson plays High T in the fourth installment of Men In Black, the London-based head of an alien-hunting branch.
He appears in promotional posters for the film alongside co-stars Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson — prompting scores of memes mocking Neeson’s part in the role to fill the web.
Scandal-hit Spacey, 59, was replaced by actor Christopher Plummer in frantic reshoots of All The Money In The World at a cost of an extra $1-$10million.
A film industry source told us: “The fans’ calls for Liam’s scenes to be digitally erased or cut altogether from the film will be taken seriously by the studio as they have poured millions into it and do not want it to fail at the box office. The Spacey case shows how easy it is to replace stars.”
The upcoming Men In Black flick also features Emma Thompson, 16 years after she appeared alongside Neeson’s on-screen grieving widow character in popular romantic comedy Love Actually.
Unlike the other Men In Black films, Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones are not set to appear.
Photo credit: Jared Siskin/Getty Images for Netflix
Neeson was this week
engulfed in scandal when he admitted during a promotional interview for his new revenge flick
Cold Pursuit that he took a bat and walked the streets looking for a black man to slaughter after a loved one told him she had been raped.
He pulled out of appearing on the red carpet for the premiere of
Cold Pursuit in the wake of being branded a racist over his revelation.
His absence came after attempts to explain his comments in a chat with Robin Roberts on
Good Morning America were branded a “car crash.”
Photo credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images
The 66-year-old Oscar nominee said: “I remembered an incident a few years ago where my friend was brutally raped. She handled the situation incredibly bravely and I had never felt this feeling before — it was a primal urge to lash out.”
“After that, there were some nights where I went deliberately out to black areas deliberately to be set upon so I could unleash physical violence and I did it four or five times.”
But he insisted: “
I’m not racist — it was almost 40 years ago— I was brought up in Northern Ireland, The Troubles. There was a war going on and I had acquaintances involved... I grew up surrounded by that but I was never a part of it.”
Photo credit: VCG/VCG via Getty Images