<Ul> <Li> France </Li> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> United Kingdom </Li> </Ul> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <P> The Commuter is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Jaume Collet - Serra from a screenplay by Byron Willinger, Philip de Blasi, and Ryan Engle . The film stars Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Jonathan Banks, Elizabeth McGovern, and Sam Neill . The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 12, 2018 by Lionsgate, and in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2018 by StudioCanal . </P> <P> Michael McCauley (Liam Neeson) is an insurance salesman who is on his daily commute home . A mysterious stranger contacts him, and offers him $100,000 if he identifies a hidden passenger on his train before the last stop . As he works against the clock to solve the puzzle, he realizes he is caught in the midst of a deadly criminal conspiracy and that the lives of he and his fellow passengers are at risk . </P>

Is the movie the commuter based on a book