Liam Neeson Would Reprise 'Ra's Al Ghul' Role In ARROW "In A Heartbeat"
Despite confirming that he has not been asked to reprise the role of the villainous Ra's Al Ghul in season three of Arrow, Batman Begins and Taken star Liam Neeson reveals he would return in a heartbeat and offers some advice to the next actor who plays the character. Check it out!
Ra's Al Ghul was recently revealed to be the big bad of Arrow's third season, and while we still don't know who will play the villain in The CW series, we do now know of at least one actor interested in taking on the role even if does just so happen to be someone who's already played him! Asked by MTV News whether he's been approached about making a return, Liam Neeson told them: "No, I haven’t, I haven’t at all," but if asked, "I would, in a heartbeat, if it came my way, yeah Very much so." Of course, the chances of the network being able to afford an actor of Neeson's calibre or Arrow linking to Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy in this way are pretty much slim to none, but it would still be interesting to see! Regardless, the A Walk Among the Tombstones star was happy to share some advice with whoever does end up landing the prize part. "They have to believe in their philosophy. Ra’s al Ghul absolutely believed what he was doing was ultimately saving civilization, and it was quite a good argument he comes up with. Throughout the ages this fraternity, that brought the plague to wipe out a section of mankind because it needed to be regenerated again. Very dangerous, but you have to believe it." What do you guys think?
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