Shia LaBeouf Set To Star in an Action Thriller Titled MACE
Shia LaBeouf has found his next film project with Mace, an action thriller that will be directed by Jon Amiel. The movie will also star Trevor Jackson (Grown-ish, Superfly).
Mace tells the harrowing story of two very different types of cops, “a veteran officer Mace (LaBeouf), dangerous and corrupt, and Virgil Woods (Jackson), a young rookie who believes that he can change the system that fosters cops like Mace from within.”
The movie is “inspired by the recent racial injustice on the streets of America and Woods refuses to be bullied and pits his principles against the amoral Mac. Woods risks everything he believes to stop Mace from destroying the city when Mace unleashes a gang war to cover up his crimes. Everyone around Mace is in danger as Mace plays his game and tries to conceal his tracks, no matter the cost.”
I have no doubt that LaBeouf is going to completely immerse himself in this role and that he’s going to deliver yet another great performance.
The script for the film was written by David Chisholm and is produced by Kirk D’Amico, who said: “We are delighted that Shia LaBeouf will head up the cast for this film which explores the underbelly of a police precinct in contemporary New Jersey. We think that with Jon Amiel at the helm and Shia in the title role that the result will be extraordinary and exciting.”
Producer Lawrence Steven Meyers added, “We are really excited to have assembled such a package. With the amazing screenplay, Jon at the helm, and Shia joining Trevor as the lead actors, it is an irresistible creative coup for us. Thankfully, the investment from Robert’s Tribune Pictures enabled us to greenlight the film in time for Myriad to bring it to the Cannes Market.”
LaBeouf will next be seen in Francis Ford Coppola’s highly anticipated Megalopolis and he’s just joined the cast of David Mamet’s Assassination.