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"Zac Efron has found his next starring role in The Associate. The 26-year-old actor will also serve as producer on the adaptation of John Grisham&amp;#039;s 2009 novel.  Efron replaces Shia LaBeouf who was previously attached to lead in the Paramount legal thriller, The Wrap reports. His character is a Yale Law School graduate who finds himself the victim of blackmail, forced to work as a lawyer and a spy caught up between two powerful defence contractors. Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher of Red Wagon Entertainment are set to produce alongside Efron&amp;#039;s company Ninjas Runnin&amp;#039; Wild.  The trio are currently looking for a writer to pen the screenplay. Efron&amp;#039;s latest role will be  in The Neighbours opposite Seth Rogan, which is released on May 9. The actor recently hinted that he may have signed up for a role in Star Wars: Episode VII. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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