Charlie remake begins

Highlights:

• Liam Neeson says he is not anti-vaccine
• The film draws on a book by Judy Mikovits
• Neeson’s representatives stress he did not shape the film’s content
• Clips from the documentary promote fringe vaccine theories criticised by scientists
• The actor has long backed global immunisation through his UNICEF

Liam Neeson has stepped into a storm not of his own making, pulled in by a vaccine debate tied to a documentary controversy he only narrates. The actor’s name is now attached to Plague of Corruption, a film built on claims that scientists and medical agencies have already challenged. His team says the link is misleading, stressing that Liam Neeson remains firmly pro-vaccine and did not shape a single line of the film’s message.

Liam Neeson photographed during a public appearance before the debate grew. Getty Images