Los Angeles: Shailene Woodley is joining Robert De Niro and Shia LeBeouf in the crime drama After Exile. LaBeouf will play an ex-con who, after being released from prison for a murder, is trying to get back to his old life with his father (De Niro) so that they can save his younger brother from a life of drugs and crime.

According to Variety, Woodley is cast in the role of a woman who grew up with LaBeouf's character and suffered through a troubled relationship. After he leaves prison, she tries to rekindle their bond. De Niro is playing another ex-con suffering from alcoholism and guilt.