Shailene Woodley Has Joined the Cast of AFTER EXILE With Robert De Niro and Shia LaBeouf

Shailene Woodley (The Descendants, Big Little Lies) has joined the cast of After Exile, the Joshua Michael Stern (Jobs, Graves)-directed drama, with the previously cast Robert De Niro (Raging Bull, Silver Linings Playbook) and Shia LaBeouf (Fury, Honey Boy). 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.

Woodley will play Dana, a woman who grew up with Mike Delaney (LaBeouf) and whose troubled relationship with him leads to a life of drugs and depression. Once Mike is released from prison, Dana tries to rekindle their relationship, moving in with Mike and his father (De Niro), and hoping she can walk away from the life she regrets living.

This sounds like a very rich story, and these are three incredibly strong actors, who I believe will tell it beautifully. After Exile is in pre-production, so we will hopefully see it in theaters sometime next year. Are you intrigued by this story?