Director Abel Ferrerra Pursuing Shia LaBeouf for Comeback Role as Italian Saint Padre Pio (EXCLUSIVE)
Will Thorne Staff WriterShia LaBeouf could be making a comeback turn.Legendary director Abel Ferrara has exclusively told Variety that LaBeouf has signed on to play the lead role in his next feature, which centers on the younger years of Italian Saint Padre Pio. Ferrara’s regular collaborator and close friend Willem Dafoe is also circling a role in the film, according to the director.“We’re doing a film about Padre Pio, he’s a monk from Puglia.