by FilmInk employees

Liam Neeson returns to Melbourne to film his next action thriller. The mongoose. This will be the third film he has shot in Victoria in four years.

The mongoose Neeson plays Ryan “Fang” Flanagan, a war hero who, accused of a crime he didn’t commit and with nothing to lose, leads the police on an epic, televised chase across the country. Aided by members of his former Special Forces Army battalion, he is closely watched by a fascinated public who cheer him for his safe escape.

The project reunites Neeson with Code Entertainment, producers of both Ice road And Ice Road 2: Road to Sky.

The mongoose Directed by veteran stunt professional Mark Vanselow, whose career as an action sequence director includes two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Stunt Ensemble (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull).

The screenplay was written by Thompson Evans (Invoice). Al Corley, Bart Rosenblatt and Eugene Musso of Code Entertainment will produce. Jonathan Dana will executive produce alongside Rich Freeman of Code along with Steven Shapiro and Liz and Ken Whitney of Jupiter Peak Productions. Lisa Wilson and Craig Chapman of The Solution Entertainment Group will also serve as executive producers.

The mongoose will film in Melbourne and regional Victoria and production will take place at the Melbourne Screen Hub in Footscray. Filming begins at the end of January and lasts eight weeks.

The production will create 453 jobs for Victorian film professionals, including 12 locals as department heads, 16 cast members and 222 casuals and extras. The film will bring more than $19 million to the Victorian economy, with an estimated 150 local businesses involved.

When Neeson filmed, more than 1,300 jobs were created Ice Road 2: Road to Sky (2023) and Black light (2020) in Victoria and generated more than $55 million in economic value for the state.

The mongoose was drawn to Victoria through VicScreen’s Victorian Screen Rebate; and also received support from the federal government’s location equalization program.

Liam Neeson is represented by CAA, Bespoke Publicity and attorney Mark Stankevich.