Liam Neeson Drives a Bus to Escape Himalayan Kidnappers in Trailer For ICE ROAD
Liam Neeson is back in the sequel Ice Road: Vengeance , which finds his character, Mike McCann, from The Ice Road (2021) back in the drivers seat. But this time, instead of saving trapped miners in Northern Canada, he is in a Speed -like pursuit while up against Himalayan kidnappers. Neeson is joined in the film by Fan Bingbing, Marcus Thomas, Grace O'Sullivan, and Amelia Bishop.
The film is written and directed by Jonathan Hensleigh ( The Punisher , Kill the Irishman ) who is back after having written and directed the first film, The Ice Road .
The full synopsis for the film reads:
'Big rig ice road driver Mike McCann (Liam Neeson returns from The Ice Road) travels to Nepal to scatter his late brother's ashes on Mt. Everest. While on a packed tour bus traversing the deadly 12,000 ft. terrain of the infamous Road to the Sky, McCann and his mountain guide (Fan Bingbing) encounter a group of ruthless mercenaries and must fight to save not only themselves but all of the innocent passengers, as well as a local Nepalese village on the brink of destruction.'
This looks pretty cheesy, but Neeson is just so much fun to watch. He just might save it. Check out the trailer below, and watch Ice Road: Vengeance in select US theaters on June 27th, then on VOD starting July 1st.
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