Death Becomes Shia

“Disturbia” star is Neil Gaiman’s directorial debut

The rather-in-demand Shia LaBeouf (“Transformers”, “Indiana Jones 4”, “Disturbia”) is set to play the lead in “Death: The High Cost of Living”, based on the stories by Neil Gaiman. Gaiman (“Stardust”) will make his feature directorial debut with the pic.

Film ick says. “….in the comics he was called Sexton Furnival; and that Death, or Didi as she calls herself in her mortal form, has snagged the interest of one famous young actress in particular. The Death hunt is done, if the deal works out, and soon she’ll be named.”

In “The High Cost of Living”, says Wikipedia, ‘the main character is a teenage girl named Didi, who at first appears to be an eccentric, orphaned goth, but who insists that she is Death personified. She guides a young male protagonist on a journey of self discovery. Gaiman’s take is a young, attractive, perky Death in this fresh interpretation of the idea that ‘One day in every century, Death walks the Earth to better understand those to whom she will be the final visitor.’ Didi manages to run into a number of people including the “Eremite” and a British woman named Mad Hettie who is looking for her heart.’

From the sounds of it, LaBeouf’s not going to be doing the “Second Battle of Shaker Heights” anytime soon.