Brit Marling in Robert Redford's 'Company'

RedfordMarlingEXCLUSIVE: Sundance standout Brit Marling is in talks to play the female lead in Robert Redford's political thriller "The Company You Keep."Redford directs and stars as a former militant wanted by the FBI who must go on the run when his true identity is exposed by an ambitious young reporter, to be played by Shia LaBeouf. Nick Nolte also co-stars.Marling had been considering several other projects including Paramount's Tom Cruise-starrer "One Shot" and Steven Soderbergh's stripper pic "Magic Mike," before committing to work with Sundance founder Redford. Marling, who currently stars in Fox Searchlight's "Another Earth" will soon be seen as a cult leader in "Sound of My Voice." She won praise at Sundance for co-writing and starring in both pics.Marling is also attached to topline Zal Batmanglij's thriller "The East."Redford and Bill Holderman are producing "The Company You Keep" through their Wildwood Enterprises banner along with Voltage Pictures' Nicolas Chartier. Craig J. Flores is exec producing the pic, which Lem Dobbs adapted from the novel by Neil Gordon.Marling is repped by CAA. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com