Taken was the movie that turned Liam Neeson into an action hero when it was released back in 2008 and now the actor is back for more.

Yes production has got underway for Taken 2 as Neeson returns to the role of retired CIA operative Bryan Mills.

This time around Olivier Megaton is in the director’s chair while Neeson is joined on the cast list once again by Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace.

In Istanbul Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

Take a look at the first pics from the movie:

 Taken 2 is released 5th October