Liam Neeson roped in for ‘Charlie Johnson in the Flames’

Washington: Veteran actor Liam Neeson is all geared up essay the role of a war correspondent for a thriller, ‘Charlie Johnson in the Flames’.

The well-renowned action hero will don the character of a journalist for the thriller.

The film will be directed by Tarik Saleh of ‘The Nile Hilton Incident’ fame, based on a novel penned by Michael Ignatieff, a Canadian academic and an ex-politician, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The adaptation thriller is going to revolve around a BBC war correspondent, essayed by Neeson, and his fight with the demons of his profession. He accidentally gets entangled in a web of intrigue and violence.

The adapted screenplay has been penned by Justin Haythe. (ANI)