Liam Neeson on Losing Nearly 20 Lbs. for ‘Silence’

Legendary director Martin Scorsese’s newest movie, “Silence,” was over 25 years within the making, and took a heavy toll on stars Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver.

Their roles had been taxing on the actors as a result of they needed to lose a major quantity of weight as a way to painting 17th-century Portuguese clergymen on a mission in Japan. Liam informed “Extra” he misplaced “16 or 17 kilos,” and stated, “Andrew dropped a substantial quantity of weight. Adam, I do know misplaced — all of the actors felt we simply needed to get it proper for him.”

Liam joked that he couldn’t wait to complete filming, saying, “I positively had just a few chocolate brownies once I bought again, that’s for certain.”

“Silence” is in theaters now.