It's probably too much to hope that all of the plagiarism controversies swirling around Shia LaBeouf are totally in the rear view, but at least he seems to be backtracking on all of that talk of retirement. The Wrap reports LaBeouf will join the already-cast Bill Murray and Bruce Willis in Rock the Kasbah, the latest film from Rain Man director, Barry Levinson.
LaBeouf isn't alone in coming aboard, either, as he'll be joined by Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride, and Kate Hudson in the story of a hard-luck rock manager (Murray) who goes on a USO tour to Afghanistan with his final client, only to get stuck in Kabul. There he discovers a remarkable talent and guides her through the competition program, Afghan Star, in hopes of rebuilding his career.
Mitch Glazer wrote the script, and hopefully it allows plenty of room for such a great comedic ensemble to do their thing.[TheWrap]
