Zac Efron has signed on to replace Shia LaBeouf in a romantic action written by Matt Drake, entitled The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, which was included on the 2007 Black List.Efron will play the main character who, while traveling through Eastern Europe, meets a beautiful girl that just happens to have an insanely violent boyfriend. Charlie endures “one bruising beat down after another” in an attempt to win her over and keep her safe.
Though there has been no formal announcement about where the film will be shot, we’re assuming it be filmed on location in Europe.