Shubhabrata Dutta
From a chocolate boy to a hunk, Shia LaBeouf’s journey in movies has been an adventurous one, especially for the audience. From his debut as a child artist in the 1998 holiday movie ‘The Christmas Path’ to the 2022 comedy-drama ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon,’ LeBeouf has slowly but surely surfaced as a strong and fierce actor.
While many of us will recognize him as the guy from Michael Bay’s ‘Transformers’ movies, aka Sam Witwicky, his more dramatic works include ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints,’ Disturbia,’ ‘Borg vs. McEnroe,’ ‘Pieces of a Woman,’ ‘Honey Boy,’ and ‘Fury.’ Such movies have only added to people’s anticipation of his future endeavors. If you are one of them, here are Shia LaBeouf’s upcoming projects.
1. Salvable (TBA)
LaBeouf will star alongside Toby Kebbell in the upcoming boxing crime-drama ‘Salvable.’ Directed by Franklin & Marchetta (Björn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta) in their feature directorial debut, the film centers on Sal, aka “The Bull,” a washed-up boxer about to be 40, whose life is filled with regrets and fading dreams. His chance at redemption comes in the form of illegal boxing, introduced by his old friend, Vince, who suddenly re-enters his life. Sal thus faces a dilemma: seize the shot at a second chance by taking an illegal path or mend his strained relationship with his daughter, Molly. Toby Kebbell plays Sal, Labeouf plays Vince, and Kíla Lord Cassidy plays Molly. Franklin has written the story, and the additional cast includes James Cosmo, Elaine Cassidy, Michael Socha, Aiysha Hart, Nell Hudson, and Barry Ward. Kebbell and LaBeouf were trained by former World Champion boxer Carl Froch for the film, and he also has a cameo in it. ‘Salvable’ has reached its post-production stage and awaits a release date.
2. Mace (TBA)
LaBeouf stars opposite Trevor Jackson of ‘Superfly’ fame in ‘Mace.’ It is an action thriller movie directed by Jon Amiel (‘Entrapment’ (1999)). Written by David Chisholm, the movie tells the story of an unlikely pair of cops. One is a veteran who is corrupt and unhinged, and another is a rookie who is just and wants to change the system that lets corrupt officers thrive without being answerable. While LaBeouf plays the unhinged cop Mace, Jackson plays Virgil Woods, the rookie.
Inspired by the racial injustice that is largely prevalent, the narrative shows Woods risking his faith to prevent Mace from wreaking havoc in the city. This comes after Mace sparks a gang war to hide his own crimes. His actions compromise the lives of those around him, but he doesn’t care. There should be no proof of what he has done. But what has he done? It is up to Woods to find out while looking for a way to end the war. ‘Mace’ is presently in its scripting stage, and further updates about the rest of the cast and the production are awaited.
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