Shia LaBeouf Is ‘Writing About Auschwitz’ for a Potential New Film, Director Abel Ferrara Reveals
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Abel Ferrara announced in an interview with The Film Stage that his “Padre Pio” star Shia LaBeouf is currently writing a movie about Auschwitz that the two men are thinking of filming together.
No other details were provided at this time. Variety has tapped LaBeouf’s manager for additional details. In Ferrara’s “Padre Pio,” which premiered at last year’s Venice Film Festival, LaBeouf plays the eponymous 19th century religious figure, who rose to fame in the Catholic world for exhibiting stigmata — crucifixion wounds corresponding to those on the body of Jesus Christ — before becoming a symbol of hope for southern Italians during the country’s turbulent period between the two world wars. “Padre Pio” marked LaBeouf’s first major acting role after taking a hiatus following abuse allegations made in 2020 by his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs.
The singer sued LaBeouf for sexual battery and emotional distress. When asked by The Film Stage if he has stayed in touch with LaBeouf, Ferrera said, “He’s doing real good, man.
He’s doing real good. He went off and he did a Coppola movie [‘Megalopolis’]. So that was, there was one of those films, right?
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