Shia LaBeouf.Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Shia LaBeoufhas landed a leading role inFrancis Ford Coppola’s upcoming epic $100-million movieMegalopolis, according to aVarietyreport.
Entertainment websiteGiant Freakin Robotwas the first to report the LaBeouf casting news.
LaBeouf joins an ensemble cast which includesAdam Driver,Aubrey Plaza,Laurence Fishburne,Jon Voight,Forest Whitaker,Grace VanderWaal, Talia Shire, Jason Schwartzman, Nathalie Emmanuel, James Remar and Kathryn Hunter.
The ambitious film explores the notion of creating a utopia after a devastating disaster forces New York City to rebuild, according to anIMDbsynopsis.
Olivia Wilde; Shia LaBeouf.Taylor Hill/WireImage; Jon Kopaloff/Getty
“My failings with Twigs are fundamental and real, but they are not the narrative that has been presented,” LaBeouf told Wilde, 38, in the email. “There is a time and a place to deal with such things, and I am trying to navigate a nuanced situation with respect for her and the truth, hence my silence.”
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In a previous interview withThe New York Times, 34-year-old Twigs (born Tahliah Debrett Barnett) called her experience with LaBeouf “the worst thing I’ve ever been through in the whole of my life.” The British musician, who co-starred with LaBeouf inHoney Boy, added, “I don’t think people would ever think that it would happen to me. But I think that’s the thing. It can happen to anybody.”
Meanwhile, LaBeouf’s newest project,Padre Pio,premieredThursday at the Venice International Film Festival.
The star recently spoke to Bishop Robert Barron of theWord on Fire Catholic Ministriesfor a wide-ranging conversation about religion, and says he filmed the movie during a dark point in his life.
“I know now that God was using my ego to draw me to Him,” he told Barron. “Drawing me away from worldly desires. It was all happening simultaneously. But there would have been no impetus for me to get in my car, drive up [to the monastery] if I didn’t think, ‘Oh, I’m gonna save my career.’ "
source: people.com
