LaBeouf heads to Yale for Grisham thriller

Actor Shia LaBeouf is heading to law school - he's to star in a big-screen adaptation of renowned crime author John Grisham's book The Associate.

The Transformers star will portray a Yale Law School student with a sordid secret that leaves him vulnerable to blackmail.

The script will be adapted for Hollywood by The Departed writer William Monahan for studio giant Paramount, reports industry paper Daily Variety.

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