"True Romance" Japanese Theatrical Poster
Debuting at this year’s Sundance Film Festival is Fredrik Bond’s The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, written by Matt Drake (Project X) and starring Shia LaBeouf, Rupert Grint, Evan Rachel Wood and Mads Mikkelsen. The story revolves around a guy (LaBeouf) who falls for a woman (Wood) who’s claimed by a violent crime boss (Casino Royale’s Mikkelsen).
LaBeouf originally dropped out of the project and the lead role was briefly given to Zac Efron before LaBeouf settled for the part. Following the footsteps of method actors like Robert De Niro and Sean Penn, LaBeouf reportedly tripped on acid while filming acid scenes to “get into character.”
In an article from EW, Wood compares the The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman to the 1993 Tony Scott/Quentin Tarantino film True Romance. “It has a vibe of True Romance. It’s a passionate, tender love story surrounded by chaos, violence, and crime,” she says. And, like True Romance, it also has moments of humor.
