Movies News Liam Neeson: I dropped "16 or 17 pounds" for 'Silence' role 01/02/2017 Liam Neeson says he lost about 16 or 17 pounds to play a thin, haunted-looking, Portuguese-Catholic missionary in Martin Scorsese's "Silence." Read More RELATED NEWS From Tokyo to Las Vegas: Taylor Swift's flight to Super Bowl LVIII'Chucky' Season 3 trailer released by USA Network and Syfy'Quantum Leap' Season 2 visits L.A. riots, Salem Witch Trials, and more TAGS: Andrew Garfield Liam Neeson Martin Scorsese Adam Driver Silence