Liam Neeson has hit out at the government's announcement to scrap the UK Film Council.
The UK Film Council was set up in 2000 under a Labour government to help fund and promote the film industry in Great Britain but will now be abolished.
Speaking to BBC News he said: "I think the decision is, the word deplorable comes to mind. We have to do something about it. We need movies.
"It's a powerful industry that provides a credible entertainment for millions of people and I think it is wrong, I just think it is wrong for the government [to do this].
"I know we need to tighten our belts but not with our movie council. They can't, we need it. It is a lifeblood for any culture."
And Neeson is not the only actor to hit out at the cut as Noel Clarke has also voiced his disappointment that UK movies will no longer be supported as they have been in the last decade.
The actor, who has directed British movies such as 4.3.2.1. and Adulthood, told Digital Spy: "I think it's a very short-sighted, rash decision by a man who hasn't looked at his DVD collection and seen how many films in his collection have been made by the Film Council."
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