Los Angeles: Actor-director Mel Gibson is set to team up with Shia LaBeouf for the black comedy, "Rothchild". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will be directed by Jon S Baird, best known for movies such as "Filth" and "Stan & Ollie". The story follows Becket Rothchild (LaBeouf), who was cast out from the family. As an adult, the charismatic Becket hatches a plan to get back into the family and claim his birth right. Rami Malek to Star in Denzel Washington’s Cop Thriller Little Things?

There are nine Rothchild family members who stand between him and his fortune including Whitelaw (Gibson), the family patriarch and villain of the piece. "Rothchild" is being produced by Unified Pictures.

Keith Kjarval and Tyler Jackson will produce alongside Black Box Management's Lowell Shapiro and Mike Dill. Avengers Endgame Director Russo Brothers to Produce Chris Hemsworth’s Down Under Cover

HanWay Films recently boarded the project and will be looking for international buyers at the ongoing Cannes Film Festival.