Shia LaBeouf continues to prove that he is the new IT guy in Hollywood by bagging another good role in a movie. He is set to appear in The Dark Fields, which will be directed by Neil Burger.
The movie, which was adapted from Alan Glynn’s book, is said to have the same atmosphere as both Fight Club and The Game. Both movies were directed by David Fincher. Burger’s last movie was The Illusionist starring Edward Norton.
The Dark Fields tells the story of an out of his luck loser who manages to get access to a secret drug that makes a person smarter. He becomes very successful but discovers that the drug has deadly and permanent side effects.
LaBeouf is also set to apepar in the new Indiana Jones movie, Eagle Eye and a segment of the New York, I Love You film anthology.