Shia LaBeouf and John Hillcoat Interested in Triple Nine

When I first saw the title I thought it might be a golf movie but thankfully it's a far more interesting sounding cop/heist thriller. The Wrap has the lowdown.

Shia LaBeouf and director John Hillcoat are circling Matt Cooke's spec script "Triple Nine," a crime drama that Steve Golin is attached to produce, individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap.

Neither LaBeouf nor Hillcoat are officially in talks to sign on to the project, but they are definitely interested in Cooke's script, which is built around a fairly intriguing premise.

The story concerns a group of crooked cops planning a major heist who realize they must shoot one of their own in order to get away with it. The lead character is an upstanding young officer who they choose as their victim.

999 is the police code indicating that an officer needs immediate assistance.

WME is packaging "Triple Nine," and a separate individual has told TheWrap that Warner Bros. is in talks to pick up the project.

LaBeouf has been linked to several projects in development, including "The Promised Land," "The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman" and two Tony Scott projects -- "Hell's Angels" and an adaptation of John Grisham's "The Associate." He's currently filming Michael Bay's "Transformers 3" and next stars in Oliver Stone's "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps."

Hillcoat, who previously directed "The Proposition" and "The Road," has also been linked to "The Promised Land," as well as the western "The Revenant," a remake of "The Red Circle" and several other projects.

Shia seems to be looking to get that role that transitions him from teen star to adult movie star, yes he's not actually a teen and by adult star I don't mean porn, but he's been stuck in that in between crossroads for a while now. This project seems ideal, and Warner Brothers have been racking up the quality over the last few years. This or Hells Angels seem his best bet, but I prefer the sound of this.

As for Hillcoat, while I suspect this will be dark and R rated like his other movies, it does seem to have the potential to actually be a hit, which is new for him.