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PAGE. > Los Angeles, CA. (July 19, 2011) – Voltage Pictures and Wildwood > Enterprises have cast Shia LaBeouf and Robert Redford in the > political action thriller “The Company You
Keep.” The > announcement was made today by Voltage Pictures and Wildwood > Enterprises. > > Redford will direct from a script by Lem Dobbs (“Haywire,” > “The Limey,” “Dark
City”), based on the novel by Neil > Gordon. “The Company You Keep” chronicles the story of a former > Weather Underground militant wanted by the FBI for 30 years, who > must go on
the run when his true identity is exposed by a young, > ambitious reporter hell-bent on making a name for himself. Redford > plays the former radical at the center of this nationwide
manhunt > and LaBeouf, the determined journalist doggedly chasing him and his > story. Producers are Robert Redford, Bill Holderman and Nicolas > Chartier. Craig J. Flores is the
Executive Producer. > > “This is an edge-of-your-seat thriller about real Americans who > stood for their beliefs, thinking they were patriots and defending > their country’s
ideals against their government.” said Voltage > producer Nicolas Chartier. “It is absolutely amazing to have Shia > LaBeouf, arguably the brightest young star in Hollywood today
paired > with the global icon Robert Redford.” > > Redford’s Wildwood Enterprises originally acquired the novel and > developed the screenplay with Voltage Pictures, who is
actively > selling the picture internationally. The picture is currently in > pre-production and is set to film in Vancouver in September. > > LaBeouf recently starred in the
box office sensation Transformers: > Dark of the Moon, reprising his role in the Michael Bay series of > action films based on the popular Hasbro brand. He recently starred > in
Oliver Stone’s Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps and can be seen > in the upcoming drama The Wettest County in the World, directed by > John Hillcoat and written by Nick Cave. > >
Redford and LaBeouf are both represented by CAA. 37 Comments JavaScript is required to load the comments. MARKETPLACE SITE ad