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"Shia LaBeouf will star in The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman. Commercials director Fredrik Bond is now attached to helm the movie, reports Variety. The film centres around Charlie Countryman, an ordinary man who happens to fall for Gabi, the lover of crime boss Nigel. Countryman finds himself put through a gauntlet of grueling ordeals and beatings in order to charm the girl and keep her safe. &amp;gt; Shia LaBeouf attacked outside Vancouver bar - video &amp;gt; Shia LaBeouf to play a giant in new romantic comedy? Craig J Flores of co-producers Voltage Productions said in a statement: &amp;quot;After our fantastic experience collaborating with Shia on The Company You Keep, I jumped at the idea of working with him again on Charlie Countryman. &amp;quot;The spark in this amazing script - mixed with Shia&amp;#039;s pure talent and Fredrik&amp;#039;s masterful ability to create an elevated love story we just can&amp;#039;t get enough of - will redefine pulp romance.&amp;quot; LaBeouf was rumoured to be attached to the film after its initial announcement in 2010. Later, Zac Efron was said to be replacing him, with Dante Ariola also formerly attached to direct. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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