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Shia Labeouf isn’t worried about his comeback.

After parting ways with Olivia Wilde’s “Don’t Worry Darling,” backtracking on the autobiographical status of his “Honey Boy” father-son drama, and speaking out on the abuse allegations and lawsuit filed by ex-partner FKA Twigs, the “Padre Pio” actor has joined Francis Ford Coppola’s massive “Megalopolis” cast.

Labeouf’s casting announcement also included that director Coppola’s sister Talia Shire (“Rocky”) will reunite with the auteur after starring in “The Godfather,” along with nephew Jason Schwartzman. Grace Vanderwaal, Kathryn Hunter, and James Remar also join the ensemble cast.

Previously announced “Megalopolis” mega-stars include Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, and Aubrey Plaza. The official “Megalopolis” synopsis mysteriously reads: “The fate of Rome haunts a modern world unable to solve its own social problems in this epic story of political ambition, genius and conflicted love.”

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Francis Ford Coppola is rounding out the stacked cast of his upcoming big-budget independent feature “Megalopolis” with his sister Talia Shire, Shia Labeouf, and his nephew Jason Schwartzmann.

Grace Vanderwaal, Kathryn Hunter and James Remar are also joining the project. As previously announced, Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Forest Whitaker, Jon Voight, Aubrey Plaza, Laurence Fishburne are set to headline the cast.

Details are being kept under wraps, but the film’s official logline reads: “The fate of Rome haunts a modern world unable to solve its own social problems in this epic story of political ambition, genius, and conflicted love.”

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The “Godfather” filmmaker will write, direct and self-produce the film from a budget clocking in at just under 100 million. Production will begin this fall.

Shire appeared in all three “Godfather” films as Connie Corleone,...

Francis Ford Coppola continues to fill out the ensemble for his epic Megalopolis, with Talia Shire (The Godfather), Shia Labeouf (Honey Boy), Jason Schwartzman (The French Dispatch), Grace Vanderwaal (Stargirl), Kathryn Hunter (The Tragedy of Macbeth) and James Remar (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) its newest cast additions.

The actors are set to star alongside the previously announced Adam Driver, Forest Whitaker, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jon Voight, Laurence Fishburne and Aubrey Plaza. Details about the newest additions’ roles weren’t disclosed.

In Megalopolis, which is billed as a story of political ambition, genius and conflicted love, the fate of Rome haunts a modern world unable to solve its own social problems. Coppola will direct the independently produced film from his own script, at a budget just south of 100 million, with production set to kick off this fall.

Coppola’s sister Shire earned an Oscar nomination for her turn in his film The Godfather Part II,...

Exclusive: Producer Steve Whitney and his company Tsw Films have purchased Suge Knight’s life rights with plans to develop a biopic on the infamous music mogul, bringing Nick Cassavetes and Anthony Thorne aboard to write the script.

The former music exec born Marion Hugh “Suge” Knight Jr. co-founded the iconic label Death Row Records in 1991 and is credited with bringing the subgenre of gangsta rap into the mainstream. Artists signed to the label included Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog and Tupac Shakur—and those three acts alone changed the face of hip hop with the release of the groundbreaking albums The Chronic, Doggystyle and All Eyez on Me. Knight’s label had enormous success with over 50 artists and profits of over $100 million a year, but fell into bankruptcy after the departure of Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog, the murder of Tupac and the 2018 incarceration of Knight on charges of voluntary manslaughter.

Rupert Wainwright will no longer direct “Not Without Hope,” a survival drama with Miles Teller that was scheduled to start shooting in the Dominican Republic this August.

The filmmaker’s exit is being attributed to “creative differences.” The production is now looking for a new director, a search that will likely push back filming by at least a few weeks. Wainwright’s previous credits include “Stigmata,” “The Fog” and “Blank Check.”

“Not Without Hope” tells the story of Nick Schuyler, who managed to survive hours in the freezing water after his boat capsized in the Gulf of Mexico. Schuyler was on a fishing trip with three friends, two of whom were Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper and free-agent NFL defensive lineman Corey Smith. Their brutal ordeal became a major news story. The film is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Schuyler and Jere Longman. E. Nicholas Mariani wrote the screenplay.

The North American rights to Drake Doremus’ “Endings, Beginnings,” starring Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan, have been picked up by Samuel Goldwyn Films, an individual with knowledge of the deal told TheWrap.

The film made its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

“Endings, Beginnings” follows Daphne (Woodley), a 30-something-year-old woman in Los Angeles, who navigates life over the course of one year. She meets Jack (Dornan) and Frank (Stan) at a party.

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Francis Chung, Robert George and Doremus, produced, while the film was co-produced by Fred Lee. Doremus and Jardine Libaire wrote the screenplay for the film.

The deal was negotiated by UTA Independent Film Group and Adam Mehr at Pryor Cashman on behalf of the filmmakers with Goldwyn on behalf of Samuel Goldwyn Films.

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Shia Labeouf and Vanessa Kirby are set to star together in a drama called “Pieces of a Woman” produced by Little Lamb Productions, the team behind the HBO drama “Euphoria,” Little Lamb announced Tuesday.

Labeouf and Kirby will team up with the director of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard winner “White God,” Kornél Mundruczó. The screenwriter on “White God” Kata Wéber will write the script.

The story follows a woman grieving after her home birth goes tragically awry, thrusting her into an emotional inner journey by trying to come to terms with her loss while also dealing with the ramifications in her interpersonal relationships with her husband and estranged mother.

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Little Lamb Productions, a division of Bron Studios, is developing “Pieces of a Woman,” and Creative Wealth Media is co-financing. Kevin Turen and Ashley Levinson...

Shailene Woodley has joined the cast of After Exile, the Joshua Michael Stern-directed drama, with the previously cast Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf. The story is based on the life of Michael Tovo, who co-wrote the script with Anthony Thorne. Deadline reports the following synopsis and character descriptions:

After Exile is the story of Mike Delaney (Labeouf) who, after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life where he and his ex-criminal father (De Niro) attempt to save his younger brother from a dead end future of drugs and crime. The drama is about the difficult trajectory toward forgiveness and redemption. De Niro will play Ted Delaney, an ex-con who lost his wife years ago and now suffers from alcoholism and guilt. All he has left is the instinct to save his two sons from the dark and destructive paths they are on.

Actress Shailene Woodley has joined stars such as Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf in the upcoming independent crime drama "After Exile".

Labeouf will play an ex-con who, following release from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life with his father (De Niro) in order to save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime. De Niro will play another ex-con suffering from alcoholism and guilt, reports variety.com.

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Woodley will portray a woman who grew up with Labeouf's character and suffered through a troubled relationship. After he leaves prison, she tries to rekindle their relationship.

Filming will begin in November in Philadelphia.

Joshua Michael Stern, whose credits include the Steve Jobs biopic "Jobs" and the Epix series "Graves", will handle directing duties.

Woodley received an Emmy nomination for her role as...

Shailene Woodley has joined Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf in the upcoming independent crime drama “After Exile.”

Labeouf will play an ex-con who, after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life with his father (De Niro) in order to save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime. De Niro will play another ex-con suffering from alcoholism and guilt.

Woodley will portray a woman who grew up with Labeouf’s character and suffered through a troubled relationship. After he leaves prison, she tries to rekindle their relationship. Filming will begin in November in Philadelphia.

Joshua Michael Stern, whose credits include the Steve Jobs biopic “Jobs” and the Epix series “Graves,” will handle directing duties. Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo are writing the script. Thorne and Steve Snyder of Pacific Shore Films are producing, with Pacific Shore also financing the film.

“Big Little Lies” star Shailene Woodley has joined the cast of “After Exile,” an indie crime drama starring Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

“After Exile” will be directed by Joshua Michael Stern from a script by Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo, who wrote the film’s story based on true events from his life.

Woodley will play a character who grew up with Labeouf’s and whose fractured relationship with him leads him to him turning to drugs and falling into depression.

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Labeouf is playing an ex-convict just released from prison after killing an innocent man following a violent robbery. He tries to re-enter society while working with his father, played by De Niro, to prevent his younger brother from falling into a...

Exclusive: Shailene Woodley has signed to star with Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf in After Exile, the Joshua Michael Stern-directed drama. Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo wrote the script, and the latter wrote the story, based on true events from his life.

The film is being produced by Anthony Thorne and Steve Snyder of Pacific Shore Films, which is financing.

After Exile is the story of Mike Delaney (Labeouf) who, after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life where he and his ex-criminal father (De Niro) attempt to save his younger brother from a dead end future of drugs and crime. The drama is about the difficult trajectory toward forgiveness and redemption. De Niro will play Ted Delaney, an ex-con who lost his wife years ago and now suffers from alcoholism and guilt. All he has left...

Mr Hot right now, Henry Golding has entered into negotiations to take the lead in the ‘G.I. Joe’ spin-off ‘Snake Eyes’.

Snake Eyes is a silent ninja commando who dresses in all black, never reveals his face and doesn’t speak. He quickly establishes himself as the group’s most popular member and sometimes carries out solo missions with his pet wolf, Timber.

His archenemy is Storm Shadow, a ninja who works for Cobra and is also his blood brother. At one point he had a special relationship with Scarlett, the team’s one-time-only female member.

Robert Schwentke is directing the feature from a script by ‘Beauty and the Beast’ scribe Evan Spiliotopoulos. It will be produced by Brian Goldner.

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Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf are set to star in an upcoming crime drama called After Exile and they will play father and son.

According to Variety, Labeouf will play an ex-con who, “after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life with his father (De Niro) in order to save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime.”

De Niro’s character is also and ex-con and he is suffering from alcoholism and guilt. The movie is being directed by Joshua Michael Stern from a script written by Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo are writing the script.

I’ve truly enjoyed the films that Labeouf has been making lately. Fury, Honey Boy, and The Peanut Butter Falcon, have all been fantastic films that the actor has shined in. I love the fact that he will be...

Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf have both signed up to star ‘After Exile’, inspired by the real-life events of a convicted murderer.

Labeouf plays a man released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery.

De Niro will play Ted Delaney, an ex-con who lost his wife years ago and now suffers from alcoholism and guilt. All he has left is the instinct to save his two sons from the dark and destructive paths they are on.

The film tells the story of Mike Delaney (Labeouf) who, after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life where he and his ex-criminal father (De Niro) attempt to save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime. The drama is about the difficult trajectory toward forgiveness and redemption.

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Shia Labeouf is continuing his streak of independent dramas with After Exile. The young actor will join the great Robert De Niro on screen as his son. Labeouf will play Mike Delaney who was sent to prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery. Once he is finally released, he gets pulled back into the criminal life with his ex-convict, alcoholic father (De Niro). Riddled with guilt, the two must save Delaney's younger brother from a life of drugs and crime.

The drama will be directed by Joshua Michael Stern who sat in the director's chair for Swing Vote, Jobs, and the Epix series Graves. Relatively newcomers Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo are writing the script for the well-rounded stars. The film comes from Pacific Shore Films through producers Anthony Thorne and Steve Snyder as well as executive producer Les Cohen.

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Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf will portray a father and son in the upcoming independent crime drama “After Exile.”

Labeouf will play an ex-con who, after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life with his father (De Niro) in order to save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime. De Niro will play another ex-con suffering from alcoholism and guilt.

Joshua Michael Stern, whose credits include the Steve Jobs biopic “Jobs” and the Epix series “Graves,” will handle directing duties. Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo are writing the script. Filming will start in Philadelphia in October.

Les Cohen will serve as executive producer, while Anthony Thorne and Steve Snyder of Pacific Shore Films are producing. Pacific Shore Films is financing the film.

In the meantime, De Niro is starring in Martin Scorsese’s mob thriller “The Irishman” alongside Al Pacino,...

Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf are set to star in the crime drama “After Exile,” which is inspired by the true story of one of the film’s screenwriters, two individuals with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

Joshua Michael Stern is directing the film from a script by Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo, who wrote the film’s story based on true events from his life.

In the film, Labeouf will play an ex-convict just released from prison after killing an innocent man following a violent robbery. He tries to re-enter society while working with his father, played by De Niro, to prevent his younger brother from falling into a similar life of drugs and crime. De Niro’s character is also an ex-con who years earlier lost his wife and still struggles with alcoholism and guilt, even as he hopes to prevent his sons from following his same path.

Word is being passed around the exercise yard that Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf have signed on to star in After Exile, a crime-related feature from Jobs and Swing Vote director Joshua Michael Stern. Based on a script penned by Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo, the story of After Exile is based on true events from Tovo's own life. According to Deadline, who officially…...

Two guys who are expected to have a pretty big fall film season are Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf. The former is starring in what might be the most-anticipated film of the fall, “The Irishman,” as well as the superhero film that is getting Oscar buzz, “Joker.” The latter just saw his festival hit “The Peanut Butter Falcon” arrive in theaters and will next be seen in the pseudo-biopic “Honey Boy.” Now, for their next project, it appears that De Niro and Labeouf are going to team up for “After Exile.”

According to Deadline, the duo has signed on to star in the upcoming film “After Exile,” which is set to be directed by Joshua Michael Stern.

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Exclusive: Robert De Niro and Shia Labeouf have committed to star in After Exile. Joshua Michael Stern is set to direct a script by Anthony Thorne and Michael Tovo. Latter wrote the story, based on true events from his life.

The film is being produced by Anthony Thorne and Steve Snyder of Pacific Shore Films, which is backing the film.

After Exile is the story of Mike Delaney (Labeouf) who, after being released from prison for killing an innocent man after a violent robbery, must re-enter his old life where he and his ex-criminal father (De Niro) attempt to save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime. The drama is about the difficult trajectory toward forgiveness and redemption. De Niro will play Ted Delaney, an ex-con who lost his wife years ago and now suffers from alcoholism and guilt. All he has left is the instinct to...