Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “It’s very true,” confirmed Neeson. What made the audition so humiliating? Blame Reiner, who barely gave Neeson the time of day.

Liam Neeson revealed that filmmaker Rob Reiner was unhappy to discover the actor was not tall enough to play the giant Fezzik in the 1987 movie The Princess Bride "[Reiner] turns to the casting ...

Liam Neeson has revealed he was given a look of disgust by the director of 1987 movie The Princess Bride after he auditioned for a role as a giant- despite him being over 6ft 4. The Hollywood actor ...

It was a tall order to find an actor to play Fezzik the giant in 'The Princess Bride' — not even 6-foot-4 Liam Neeson was big enough. He shares his embarrassing audition story and why he 'felt bad' ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. 2025 closed out on a bitter note for film fans everywhere as filmmaker Rob Reiner died under tragic circumstances. In life, Reiner directed ...

You can’t believe everything you read on IMDb, especially in movie trivia sections. But every now and then, the fans get it right. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Naked Gun star Liam Neeson ...