Shia LaBeoufwas once one of showbiz’s biggest rising stars, achieving blockbuster success at a very early age with theTransformersfranchise, which was shepherded by executive producerSteven Spielberg. The filmmaker served as either a director or producer on several of the actor’s films outside of theTransformersfranchise as well, but the actor revealed in a new interview that working for the big-screen legend wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be. In fact, he hated every movie that he worked withSteven Spielbergon, except one.
The actor recently spoke with Variety in a wide-ranging interview, where he admitted that he was considered “too crazy” to star inSuicide Squad, even after previously working withDavid AyeronFury. The interview also includes the actor’s insight on how he thought working withSteven Spielbergwould represent the pinnacle of his career, although it was not quite what he expected. Here’s what the actor had to say below, revealing the one movie he made withSpielbergthat he liked.
“I grew up with this idea, if you got toSpielberg, that’s where it is. I’m not talking about fame, and I’m not talking about money. You get there, and you realize you’re not meeting the Spielberg you dream of. You’re meeting a different Spielberg, who is in a different stage in his career. He’s less a director than he is a f-king company. Spielberg’s sets are very different. Everything has been so meticulously planned. You got to get this line out in 37 seconds. You do that for five years, you start to feel like not knowing what you’re doing for a living. I don’t like the movies that I made with Spielberg. The only movie that I liked that we made together wasTransformersone.”
During the actor’s #AllMyMovies art project, where helive-streamedvideo of himself watching every one of his movies, he left the theater entirely during theTransformerssequelTransformers: Revenge of the Fallen. He also spoke out aboutIndiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, whichSpielbergdirected, stating it “hurt bad” that he was “blamed” for the movie. There had been rumors that he may return to either theTransformersorIndiana Jonesfranchise, but that most likely won’t be happening anytime soon.Steven Spielbergalso producedDisturbiaandEagle EyethatShia LaBeoufstarred in.
The actor has been no stranger to controversy, with a bizarre string of behavior over the past few years that started when he was caughtplagiarizingtheDaniel Clowescomic bookJustin M. Damianowith his short film entitledHoward Cantour. He revealed in this interview thatFurydirectorDavid Ayerhelped encourage him to reinvent his public persona, which included tweeting out plagiarized apologies from other celebrities. He met his partnersNastja Säde RönkköandLuke Turnershortly afterFury, which lead to a number of innovative performance art stunts including one where he rode up and down in an elevator with fans for a whole day, and his latest project dubbed #TakeMeAnywhere, where he hitchhiked across America with fans picking up the actor and taking him anywhere they wanted. you may visitVarietyfor the full piece onShia LaBeoufthat sheds new light on his latest filmAmerican Honey, debuting September 30, and much more.
