Liam Neeson attempted to get cast Fezzik, the giant, in 1987’s The Princess Bride, he revealed to Weekly Wednesday, resulting ...

Things certainly turned out fine for Liam Neeson. He would appear in another cult classic, the Sam Raimi-directed film, ...

Neeson was auditioning to play the giant, Fezzik. Neeson, who stands 6-foot-4, says director Rob Reiner had a "look of ...

Neeson said the director wanted someone taller than the actor's 6-foot-4 frame to play the giant Fezzik in the 1987 fantasy ...

The former Hollywood A-lister said The Princess Bride's director Rob Reiner was far from impressed when he auditioned for the ...

Actor Liam Neeson may be 6’4” but that wasn’t tall enough when he auditioned for the role of Fezzik in “The Princess Bride,” ...

Once upon a time, Liam Neeson was rejected on sight for a role in The Princess Bride.The actor dished on the details during the Oct. 9 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.. The beloved 1987 movie, which ...

Liam Neeson revealed that he got as far as meeting director Rob Reiner when he was being considered for The Princess Bride, but 6ft4in wasn't tall enough to play Fezzik.

Liam Neeson doesn't have fond memories of being up for a role in The Princess Bride. The actor appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he recalled the time he met with director Rob Reiner about ...

Liam Neeson has led one of the more interesting careers in Hollywood. ... in the film version of The Princess Bride, but lost the role to André the Giant, partly because he was “only” 6’4.

Andre the Giant was 'gentle,' Robin Wright says, and once, he helped warm her up on the set of 'The Princess Bride' with a rather unusual tactic.

Liam Neeson is known around the world for his starring role in the Taken franchise, and for playing Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, and as Bruce Wayne's ...