The star is an odd fit for the title figure in a muddled mix of religious biopic and Italian class-struggle drama. This German co-production opens with LaBeouf’s shaggy figure arriving via donkey at ...

Abel Ferrara says casting Shia LaBeouf as Padre Pio, the Italian monk who gained rock-star status among the Catholic faithful, coincided with a point in the actor’s life “where he connected very ...

LaBeouf stars as famed monk Padre Pio in the Gravitas Ventures film, set during the end of World War I. Shia LaBeouf is washing away his sins in the biopic of real-life monk Padre Pio. The eponymous ...

Ferrara’s latest feature, premiering in Venice's "Venice Days" sidebar, stars the actor as an Italian friar who rose to prominence at a time when fascist powers began to take over the country. By ...

Shia LaBeouf has resurfaced on the big screen for the first time in two years since he was accused of misconduct. He can next be seen starring as a Catholic saint in Abel Ferrara’s upcoming “Padre Pio ...

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has nabbed North American rights to the Shia LaBeouf-led drama Padre Pio from filmmaker Abel Ferrara, slating it for a day-and-date release on June 2nd. In the film penned ...

Venice: Director Abel Ferrara splits the film between a cheap political allegory and a self-serious psychological struggle. The bifurcated structure and disregard for biopic conventions are welcome ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Abel Ferrara says casting Shia LaBeouf as Padre Pio, the Italian monk who gained rock-star status among the Catholic faithful, ...