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Liam Neeson would be 'honoured' to do Late Late Toy Show every year

Liam Neeson has told RTÉ Entertainment that he would be "honoured" to narrate the opening number of The Late Late Toy Show every year.

The Irish screen legend recorded a gravelly intro for the Grinch-themed routine last December - one of the best in Toy Show history.

When asked by RTÉ Entertainment if he would be happy to return on an annual basis, the Ballymena man replied: "Listen, I'd be honoured."


Watch: The opening number of December 2025's Late Late Toy Show

"I loved doing it this year," he continued. "And I know it's a kind of institution now in RTÉ, you know, at Christmas. I loved doing it."

In the meantime, Neeson is back in cinemas in the mayhem-filled comedy-horror Cold Storage, playing a former government agent trying to save the world from a lethal fungus - with the help of two nightshift workers (Stranger Things star Joe Keery and Barbarian's Georgina Campbell) at a storage facility.

"It was a joy to do," smiled Neeson. "I loved every day."

Liam Neeson as Robert Quinn and Lesley Manville as Trini Romano investigate in Cold Storage
Agents reunited - Liam Neeson as Robert Quinn and Lesley Manville as Trini Romano in Cold Storage

Saluting his young co-stars, he said: "The both of them inspired me when we were shooting. I did not know Joe's [work]. Stranger Things, I hadn't seen it. Georgina, I did not know.

"They had a wonderful, easy, unforced chemistry together. They made David Koepp's script, their lines, come alive, and they would add little things to it that only improved it - improved their chemistry.

Joe Keery as Travis and Georgina Campbell as Naomi investigate in Cold Storage
Joe Keery as Travis and Georgina Campbell as Naomi investigate in Cold Storage

"They inspired me, they really did. I thought they were fantastic. Could I have done that at their age? No. And I had to admit that to myself. Their ease in front of a camera, they had quite complicated things to do, keeping the story alive, keeping the little comedic thread going but still keep that tension. That's like, wow. That was impressive."

As impressive as ever as the grizzled onscreen tough guy, Neeson said he still has more action roles in him.

Liam Neeson as Robert Quinn on the phone in Cold Storage
Liam Neeson delivers the one-liners as only he can in Cold Storage

"I turn 74 this June. The day I can't do my own fight scenes, then I'll quit. There's a couple more I'm going to do that are kind of physical, but that'll be it - I think."

Cold Storage is in cinemas now.

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