{"id":1001,"date":"2026-09-14T00:43:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T00:43:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/09\/14\/liam-neeson-and-costar-stella-stocker-hold-hands-on-the-red-carpet-at-tiff-premiere\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T00:43:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T00:43:35","slug":"liam-neeson-and-costar-stella-stocker-hold-hands-on-the-red-carpet-at-tiff-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/2026\/09\/14\/liam-neeson-and-costar-stella-stocker-hold-hands-on-the-red-carpet-at-tiff-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Liam Neeson and Costar Stella Stocker Hold Hands on the Red Carpet at TIFF Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish actor and the British actress, who have costarred in three films, attended the TIFF premiere of \u2018Evil Genius\u2019 together on Saturday, Sept. 12<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/RrhBuA65gxO9Fyvue_LRCFVckdU=\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(jpeg)\/Liam-Neeson-Stella-Stocker-091326-1-5489a6e23b4043889df3636482cb2a62.jpg\" alt=\"Stella Stocker and Liam Neeson at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of \u2018Evil Genius\u2019 on Sept. 12, 2026Credit: Robin Marchant\/WireImage\" title=\"Liam Neeson at an event with another individual\" \/><figcaption><i>Stella Stocker and Liam Neeson at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of \u2018Evil Genius\u2019 on Sept. 12, 2026<br \/>Credit: Robin Marchant\/WireImage<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Liam Neeson and costar Stella Stocker held hands on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>They stepped out together to the premiere of Courteney Cox\u2019s new film <em>Evil Genius<\/em> on Saturday, Sept. 12<\/li>\n<li>Neeson and Stocker have starred together in three films, including the upcoming action-thriller <em>The Mongoose<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/liam-neeson\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liam Neeson<\/a> and <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stella.stocker\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stella Stocker<\/a> stepped out together at the 2026 <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/toronto-film-festival\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Toronto International Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish actor, 74, and the British actress, who star in the upcoming action-thriller <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/liam-neeson-the-mongoose-action-thriller-trailer-12020342\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Mongoose<\/em><\/a>, attended the premiere of <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/courteney-cox\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Courteney Cox<\/a>\u2019s new film <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/courteney-cox-evil-genius-premiere-2026-tiff-red-carpet-photos-12112871\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Evil Genius<\/em><\/a> at the Canadian festival.<\/p>\n<p>Neeson and Stocker \u2014 who also starred together in two 2022 films, <em>Memory<\/em> and <em>Marlowe<\/em> \u2014 held hands as they walked the red carpet. At one point, Stocker could be seen grabbing and lightly squeezing Neeson\u2019s arm, <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DdNN0O6DMQH\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">footage<\/a> captured by PEOPLE shows.<\/p>\n<p>The pair wore coordinated looks, with the Oscar-nominated actor sporting a black shirt and matching leather jacket, and his <em>Mongoose<\/em> costar wearing a sleeveless, cowl-neck maxi dress in the same shade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DdNN0O6DMQH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DdNN0O6DMQH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\"> \n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During his surprise appearance at Saturday\u2019s <em>Evil Genius <\/em>premiere<em>, <\/em>Neeson posed for photos with star <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/david-harbour\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Harbour<\/a> and friend Cox, who directed and co-produced the film based on the 2003 <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/real-life-story-evil-genius-netflix-pizza-bomber\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cpizza bomber\u201d case<\/a>. The <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/liam-neeson-74-shares-what-he-asks-when-he-joins-new-action-movie-exclusive-12116050\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">action star<\/a> could also be seen giving the <em>Friends<\/em> alum, 62, a hug at the event.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Neeson did not respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for comment. PEOPLE reached out to a rep for Stocker for comment on Sunday, Sept. 13, but did not receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<p>In Neeson and Stocker\u2019s third and latest movie together, <em>The Mongoose<\/em>, the Irish actor stars as Ryan \u201cFang\u201d Flanagan, a man caught up in a crime he didn\u2019t commit, per an official synopsis. \u201cWith nothing to lose,\u201d the synopsis says, he \u201cleads law enforcement on a cross-country car chase with the help of his brothers in arms and a sympathetic public rooting for his getaway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/marisa-tomei\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marisa Tomei<\/a> also stars in the action-thriller \u2014 which arrives in theaters on Oct. 30 \u2014 as Fang\u2019s concerned ex-wife Tara. Stocker plays a character called Helene, per <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt13611778\/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_1_unrel_cdt_t_1\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IMDb<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/nVzsjaPmqijqbaPEf8NqqYu86zM=\/fit-in\/1280x960\/Liam-Neeson-Stella-Stocker-091326-3-5a6865faee69492f9b40b83d85a6100a.jpg\" alt=\"Stella Stocker and Liam Neeson at the premiere of \u2018Evil Genius\u2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 12, 2026Credit: Robin Marchant\/WireImage\" title=\"Stella Stocker and Liam Neeson attend the premiere of \" \/><figcaption><i>Stella Stocker and Liam Neeson at the premiere of \u2018Evil Genius\u2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 12, 2026<br \/>Credit: Robin Marchant\/WireImage<\/i><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neeson\u2019s appearance with Stocker comes after his headline-making romance with <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/pamela-anderson\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pamela Anderson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Naked Gun<\/em> costars struck up a romance after making the 2025 legacy sequel together. In July of that year, a source close to the comedy film <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pamela-anderson-on-liam-neeson-relationship-exclusive-11864356\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed to PEOPLE that the castmates were in the midst of \u201ca budding romance in the early stages,\u201d<\/a> and Anderson, 59, later <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/pamela-anderson-on-liam-neeson-relationship-exclusive-11864356\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spoke about their brief relationship<\/a> in a PEOPLE cover story.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you must know, Liam and I were romantically involved for a short while, but only after we finished filming,\u201d Anderson told PEOPLE in late 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\">PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p>The pair had a \u201cromantic lost week,\u201d after which they went their \u201cseparate ways to work on other films,\u201d but later reconnected while promoting <em>The Naked Gun<\/em>, the actress said at the time. Of the costars\u2019 romance, Anderson told PEOPLE, \u201cI always was laughing when people thought, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s a publicity stunt.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018A publicity stunt? This is real. We have real feelings.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neeson has previously found romance with other costars, dating <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/helen-mirren\/\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Helen Mirren<\/a> after meeting on the set of 1981\u2019s <em>Excalibur<\/em> and developing feelings for his late wife <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/natasha-richardson-sister-joely-reacts-to-liam-neeson-romance-with-pamela-anderson-11783944\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Natasha Richardson<\/a> when the two starred on Broadway together.<\/p>\n<p>Richardson <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/natasha-richardson-death-legacy-what-to-know-8701294\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">died<\/a> on March 18, 2009, at the age of 45. She and Neeson <a class=\"null\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/liam-neeson-says-everything-changed-after-becoming-a-father-exclusive-12116326\" data-type=\"\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">welcomed two sons<\/a> together, Miche\u00e1l, 31, and Daniel, 30.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Irish actor and the British actress, who have costarred in three films, attended the TIFF premiere of \u2018Evil Genius\u2019 together on Saturday, Sept. 12 Stella Stocker and Liam Neeson at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of \u2018Evil Genius\u2019 on Sept. 12, 2026Credit: Robin Marchant\/WireImage NEED TO KNOW Liam Neeson and costar Stella Stocker [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything-else"],"wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"1":{"name":"Everything Else","link":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/category\/everything-else\/"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1001\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adsandthings.com\/winews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}