Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
MY BUM ROLE
Liam Neeson admits using body double for cheeky movie scene
LIAM Neeson has admitted he drafted in a “bum double” for the naked scene in A Million Ways To Die In The West as he was self conscious about his “Irish butt”.
Years after filming the 2014 comedy, where his character had a flower placed between his cheeks, he said he couldn’t face doing it himself.
The Taken star, 67, revealed: “Mark Vanselow is my stunt co-ordinator, we’re working on our 24th film together.
“When we were doing that movie, I hate my Irish butt, OK?
“I said to Mark, ‘As a sign of our friendship, would you ever do this scene where Charlize Theron puts a daisy in your butt?’ And he said, ‘Sure’.”
“I gave him a big hug afterwards, I said there’s no f***ing way anyone’s going to see my Irish butt.”
Neeson, from Ballymena in Co Antrim, opened up on his body selfconsciousness on
Watch What
Happens
Live With
Andy Cohen on Thursday.
The dad of two was appearing on the show to promote his new movie Ordinary Love along with his Oscarnominate co-star Lesley Manville.
When quizzed about the comedic scene in A Million Ways To Die In The West, his co-star Theron said: “I said what any healthy woman would say, ‘I get to see Liam Neeson’s butt!’ That’s what happened, I can think of so many worse jobs.”
Neeson was also asked how he liked seeing the stuntman’s role on the screen with Brad Pitt’s Oscar-winning turn in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood.
The multi-academy award winner replied: “I liked it very very much and I’m not a huge Tarantino fan – it was clever.”