Shia LaBeouf has signed to do a techno-thriller from
Neil Burger, the director of
The Illusionist, based on an
Alan Glynn novel. From Variety…”Story centers on a young man who comes into possession of the ultimate smart pill, and the events that ensue.”
Dark Fields follows LaBeouf’s turns in the Indiana Jones sequel and another film,
Eagle Eye. The writer who adapted Hairspray and the upcoming remake of Hitchcock’s The Birds (for Naomi Watts) will script
Dark Fields.