Shia LaBeouf falls to 'Necessary Death'

LaBeouf Shia LaBeouf is breathing existence to "The Needed Dying of Charlie Countryman," the actor's extended-gestating passion project that briefly had Zac Efron installed on star once the film was setup at Mandate Pictures.Current Prods. and Genuine Prods. are really beginning pre-production round the film, which acclaimed ads helmer Fredrik Bond is installed on direct in the Black List script by Matt Drake ("Project X").The gritty pulp romance will uncover LaBeouf playing the title character, an regular guy who falls for just about any lady that's been mentioned having a violent crime boss. Organizing issues have saved LaBeouf within the project, the "Transformers" star initially grew to become part of in April 2010. With LaBeouf's calendar clearing, the actor made a decision to follow along with-through along with his original plan to star.The "Little Miss Sunshine" duo of Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa will produce through their Genuine banner along with Bill Horberg ("The Kite Runner"), while Craig J. Flores ("300") will produce for Current, whose Nicolas Chartier ("The Hurt Locker") will professional produce. Genuine developed the script with Drake and attached Bond, while Current Pictures will handle foreign sales for your film, that's skedded to start production noisy . May in Eastern Europe. "After our fantastic experience working with Shia on 'The Company You Continue,A I hopped considering coping with him again on 'Charlie Countryman,'" mentioned Flores. "The spark in this particular amazing script, coupled with Shia's pure talent and Fredrik's masterful capacity to produce a increased love story we just can't have an sufficient quantity of -- will redefine pulp romance."LaBeouf next stars in John Hillcoat's bootlegging drama "The Wettest County" and Robert Redford's political thriller "The Business You Continue,In . which was also produced by Current.CAA reps LaBeouf, Berger, Yerxa and Bond, who's also repped by Management 360 and attorney Warren Dern. LaBeouf may also be repped by John Crosby Management and attorney Matt Short-cut, while attorney Linda Lichter reps Berger and Yerxa. Drake is repped by Original Artists and three Arts Entertainment. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com