The 61-year-old actor will play a priest, who landed in Japan over a decade ago and has gone missing, reported Variety.
'Silence' tells the story of Father Rodrigues, a 17th century Portuguese Jesuit, who headed to Japan with a fellow priest to discover whether his mentor left the church.
Neeson is reportedly making a deal to reprise his role as retired CIA agent Bryan Mills in 'Taken 3'.