Zac Efron joins the cast of The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman
We reported back in April that Shia LaBeouf would star in the drama, with Dante Ariola directing. Not only has Shia LaBeouf departed the project, but Dante Ariola has backed out as well. Mandate Pictures is currently seeking directors for The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman.
Matt Drake wrote the script, which was featured on The Black List in 2007. The story centers on a young man who decides to travel throughout Europe after his mother passes away. He meets the girl of his dreams, later learning that she belongs to a maniacal mob boss. Charlie endures a number of beatings, refusing to give up on the girl as he tries to get her out of the mob life.
Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa are producing along with Dean Parisot and William Horberg. Nathan Kahane will executive produce for Mandate Pictures.
The filmmakers hope to get production started sometime later this year.
The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman was released in 2012 and stars Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Melissa Leo, Til Schweiger. The film is directed by Fredrik Bond.
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ZanyZap
@dan1 and @daveactor7: My thoughts too. Efron must search for films with "Charlie" and "death" in the title. If you remember, the film was originally titled "The Life and Death of Charlie St. Cloud," like the book.
And I agree @messenger. I've written before that I think Efron has great capacity as an actor, but he simply has not found the right movie to show his depth. This may be it. The plot sounds intriguing and if the script made the blacklist, professionals must think so too. He's the best possible replacement for Shia, I think.
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Cripple
This is a step in the right direction for him.
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Dan
@daveactor7 That was exactly what I thought immediately.
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Daveactor7
lol another film with Zac Efron with the movie title that includes the name "Charlie"
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MovieWiz001
Darn. I was hoping for Shia.
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MovieManiac
I think that Efron is a good actor so i will give this a look but i was hoping that Shia was going to star in it.
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