Irish actor Liam Neeson will play the protagonist in the new thriller film "Charlie Johnson in the Flames".
The "Commuter" star will play a war correspondent in the film which will be directed by Tarik Saleh, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film is an based on a novel of the same name by Canadian academic and ex-politician Michael Ignatieff . Justin Haythe is adapting the screenplay.
The story follows Charlie Johnson, an American-born war correspondent who works for the BBC and witnesses the murder of a young woman while covering a war in the Congo.
Johnson, haunted by her death, returns to find the young woman's killer, only to become entangled in a web of violence and intrigue.
The film will be produced by Michael London, Jawal Nga and Edward Saxon.
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