Liam Neeson as The Monster
Liam Neeson received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and BAFTA Award nominations for his performance as Oskar Schindler in Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Best Picture Oscar winner Schindler’s List.
Three years later, he played the title role in Neil Jordan’s biopic Michael Collins, earning another Golden Globe nomination and winning an Evening Standard British Film Award and the 1996 Venice International Film Festival’s Volpi Cup for Best Actor.
Mr. Neeson garnered his third Golden Globe nomination, an Independent Spirit Award nomination, and won a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for his portrayal of Alfred Kinsey in Bill Condon’s Kinsey (2004).
He will next be seen on-screen in Martin Scorsese’s Silence and Peter Landesman’s Felt. Mr. Neeson has appeared in over 70 films, including the blockbuster Taken trilogy; Joe Carnahan’s The Grey; Bille August's Les Misérables; George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace; Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins; Richard Curtis’ Love Actually; and Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York.
Mr. Neeson made his Broadway debut in 1993, receiving a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Eugene O’Neill’s 1921 drama Anna Christie.
He is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and a proud father of two sons.
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Official Trailer: Focus Features and J.A. Bayona Present A Monster Calls
Lewis MacDougall as Conor
The role of Conor is a very demanding one, physically and emotionally. Lewis was so courageous, so present, so truthful.
MacDougall is fantastic in what should be considered an Academy Award-worthy performance.
Mom: Felicity Jones stars in J.A. Bayona's A Monster Calls.
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Felicity Jones is absolutely devastating.
Determination: Connor [Lewis MacDougall] and The Monster [Liam Neeson].
Change: Struggling to understand one another, love must carry Connor [Lewis MacDougall] and his Grandma [Sigourney Weaver] to a place of comfort.
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Early Concept Art by Daniel Carrasco
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Connor: In just his second on-screen role, young Lewis MacDougall portrays Connor - a boy determined not to lose his mother.
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Concept Art by Daniel Carrasco Jabalera
And if you need to break things, then by God, you break them good and hard. And I'll be right there. You might not see me, but I'll be right there, breaking 'em along with you.
Faith: A boy confronted with a monumental shift in what he once considered "normal", Connor [Lewis MacDougall] will stand tallest when atop the shoulders of The Monster [Liam Neeson].
Liam Neeson as The Monster
Illustrated: Connor [Lewis MacDougall] brings his imagination to life on paper.
Illustrator Andreu Zaragoza's Monster
One of the best films of 2016.
J.A. Bayona, Director
Monster Building
I saw this as a powerful and important story to tell as a movie – an adventure that anyone can relate to.
Sigourney Weaver as Grandma
Life: Director J.A. Bayona brings Patrick Ness' novel A Monster Calls to life with beautiful, signature scenes lensed by cinematographer Fernando Velázquez.
Toby Kebbell as Dad
Origin: J.A. Bayona directs A Monster Calls from a script by the novel's author Patrick Ness. The novel was awarded 2012's Carnegie and Greenaway Medals.
Escape: No matter the level of fear, anger or confusion, Connor [Lewis MacDougall] is able to find comfort with his pencils, pens and brushes.
Belief is half of all healing. Belief in the cure, belief in the future that awaits. Your belief is valuable, so you must be careful where you put it. And in whom.