The son of Liam Neeson and Natasha Richardson follows on their steps
Micheál Richardson and his father star in a film that honors the late actor.
Tragedy struck in 2009 whenNatasha Richardson Deceased at the age of 46 after a ski accident. At the time, she was married toactor's comradeLiam NeesonAnd they had two sons, Micheál, 14 years old and Daniel, who was 13 years old. Now, 12 years later,Micheál Richardson Follows in the footsteps of his parents with his own actor career.
The 25-year-olds spoke to join the family business inA new interview withThe temperature. He shared what it was like working alongside his father in the movie 2020Made in Italy, whose story echoes his own experience of losing his mother. He also talked about how Natasha's memory lives with him.
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Made in Italy is deeply personal in Micheál and his father.
Micheál (Pronounced Meehall) Stars with Neeson in DramedyMade in Italy, which was released last summer. He follows a father and a son, Robert and Jack, who go to Italy to repair a house that belonged to the woman of Robert and the mother of Jack before his death.
The script was transmitted to Neeson because of the way it looks like his own loss experience and he suggested his star son with him. Nevertheless, the actor was afraid that working on the project could be painful for Micheál.
"No, I was not traumatized at all," said MicheálThe temperature, Nevertheless. "There was so much love for the script, even among the crew. You know, people lose loved ones. It's a part of life and there were many people involved who had. There was So this kind of hot and vulnerable energy on together. At the time when it was necessary to be emotional, he made a kind of significant, in a way, if it makes sense. Also I think it was a kind of loss. We poured a layer of loss in a way by creating this. "
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Micheál has acted in films for years.
Prior toMade in Italy, Micheál had some other roles. He appeared inAnchorman 2, appeared in theNatalie Portman movieVox Lux, and was in another film with his father,Cold suit. He also acted on the seriesBig dogs.
Micheál did not always know he wanted to follow his parents in power; He thought he could work in fashion. "I think playing is an incredible job because it is right for you to look at you and learn a lot about yourself," he said his career toThe temperature. "Few professions do not allow you to do it. It's a kind of interior discovery of who you are. I think I would have a really hard time to act if I did not know myself."
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His professional name is a tribute to his mother.
The name of Micheál was originally Micheál Neeson, but he changed his last name to Richardson a few years ago. "It was mainly a tribute to my mother, a way to wear it with me," he saidThe temperature. "Going in this industry, wearing his last name, it certainly inspires me and it's also comforting."
In addition to Neeson and Richardson, Micheál has another famous name of his family: his grandmother, the mother of Natasha, is the actorVanessa redgrave. In 2018, redgrave told theDaily mail herThe name change of grandson, "It was not because he wanted to avoid the fame of his father, who is huge. He wanted to hold his mother near him - because she was a remarkable actress. Absolutely remarkable."
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Micheál also takes his mother's movies to remember her.
InThe temperature Maintenance, Micheál shared that his favorite film of Natasha isThe parent trapAnd that he is grateful to be able to look at his mother on the movie.
"When it's unexpected and it's just a complete accident, it's really sort of damage with your mind, that you believe in destiny or not," he says to lose it. "It can send you some head heads, and so you just lock the little memories, whether it's his laugh or his energy in the room or cooking."
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