GRIEVING NEESON DROPS OUT OF SAINT COLUMBA MOVIE=20
LIAM NEESON has dropped out of a major movie project with JEREMY IRONS ab= out the saint who brought Christianity to Scotland - citing his grief fol= lowing the death of his wife NATASHA RICHARDSON last year (09).
Richardson passed away in March (09) following a skiing accident in Mon= treal, Canada.
Neeson had signed up to star in a new film by Scottish director Norman = Stone, about legendary historical figure Saint Columba, but the moviemake= r admits the 57 year old has now scrapped plans to appear in the historic= al drama.
Stone reveals that after Richardson’s sudden death, he gave the actor s= everal months to decide whether he wanted to continue with the role but N= eeson felt he couldn’t go ahead with the project.
He says, "It has been a difficult time for Liam. I think he would have = been great in the film. We wanted him to play the part of King Aidan, who= has fiery clashes with Columba (played by Irons). It would’ve been great= to see him alongside Jeremy.
"The script was with him for several months and I understand he loved i= t. He has decided not to go ahead, which is a pity, but the decision was = made after what has been a difficult time for him and I respect the circu= mstances. He is a truly great actor."
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