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Monday, February 6, 2012

Liam Neeson's 'wolf stew' claims land The Grey in hot water with Peta (Guardian)

 

The animal rights group instructs supporters to boycott the film after the star told reporters the cast ate wolf meat to get into character

Liam Neeson in The Grey
 
Liam Neeson in The Grey. Photograph: Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar/Open Road Films
 
 
Liam Neeson has come under fire from animal rights group Peta after claiming he ate wolf meat to prepare for his role in the action thriller The Grey. The organisation is calling for a boycott of the film based on Neeson's comments during a press conference and separate claims that director Joe Carnahan ordered wolf carcasses to be used during the making of the movie. The Grey sees the Ballymena-born actor as the leader of a group of oil workers being hunted down by a pack of wolves after surviving a plane crash in Alaska.


Read More:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/feb/06/liam-neeson-wolf-stew-grey?newsfeed=true