‘The Next Three Days’ Rounds Out Cast

Liam Neeson has signed on to be in Paul Haggis’s “The Next Three Days,” which started filming Friday.

The Lionsgate thriller stars Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks as husband and wife. Banks gets arrested for a murder she denies. Neeson is an ex-con and expert on prison escapes who joins Russell Crowe in his effort to free Banks from jail by any means possible.

Brian Dennehy, Lennie James, Olivia Wilde (“House”), Aisha Hinds (“True Blood”), Daniel Stern, and RZA all co-star in what is going to be Haggis’ first Lionsgate film since 2004’s “Crash.”

Liam Neeson is currently filming “The A-Team,” starring as Hannibal Smith.