Taylor Kitsch will produce, direct, write and star in the indie crime drama Pieces, which actually based on his short film of the same name.

Aside from Kitsch, producers are Peter Berg through his Film44 company; Randall Emmett and George Furla of Emmett Furla Oasis Films; Tim Sullivan and Tony Callie.

According to Variety, Kitsch premiered the short film in 2014 at the Palm Springs International ShortFest. He played a man facing a massive gambling debt, forcing his best friend (played by Josh Pence) to navigate through the underworld in order to save him. The feature will follow three best friends in Detroit whose lives are forever changed when they intercept a drug run.

See the trailer for the short film, Pieces below:

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