Shia LaBeouf’s troubled childhood
Posted by admin on May 31st, 2008 | Comments (10)
Shia LaBeouf has opened up about his traumatic childhood.
The ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ star grew up in a part of Los Angeles which was rife with gang crime, and witnessed violence first-hand during the race riots in 1992.
He said: “I saw people get stabbed across the street in the park on a daily basis.”
The 21-year-old actor also revealed his home life was also fraught because his father was a drug dealer and addict. Read the rest of this entry»
Rainn Wilson Teaches Shia LaBeouf A Thing Or Two
Posted by admin on May 29th, 2008 | Comments (0)
Rainn Wilson Teaches Shia LaBeouf A Thing Or Two I hate Michael Bay but love Rainn Wilson. What will I do when these two competing forces smash together? I’m not really sure, but I can’t imagine Wilson and his Dwight-makes-right power will be enough to overcome Bay’s crappiness.
We shall soon see since, according to the MTV Movie Blog, Wilson has signed on to Transformers 2. During a preview screening for his upcoming movie, The Rocker, Wilson said he was going to playing a college professor in the toy-movie sequel. This will bring him into contact with Sam Witwicky, portrayed by Shia LaBeouf, who will be moving from high school to college with several cars and trucks in tow.
Wilson didn’t reveal anything else about the plot but said he plays “a professor that turns into a robot… that turns into a car.” He’s probably kidding. I’m glad to see Wilson getting a bigger movie (with a bigger payday,) but I wish it was something I wanted to actually see.
Source: Cinema Blend
Shia LaBeouf Makes a Robeks Run — Literally
Posted by admin on May 28th, 2008 | Read Comments (1)
Shia LaBeouf picks up an energy drink at Robeks Juice before making a quick dash to Paty’s restaurant in Los Angeles for breakfast on Tuesday.
The Associated Press thinks that when Shia first appears on screen in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, he’s a “dead ringer for Marlon Brando’s young punk in 1953’s The Wild One.”
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• Candids from 2008 - 05-27 - Eating lunch at Patys in the Valley [HQ]
Source: Just Jared
‘Indiana Jones’ earns $311 million worldwide
Posted by admin on May 27th, 2008 | Comments (0)
The most recent Indiana Jones film more than recouped its big budget with an estimated $311 million in global box office sales through the long weekend, according to studio estimates Monday.
Families went in droves to catch “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” a PG-13 adventure starring Harrison Ford as the whip-cracking archaeologist who took 19 years to return to the big screen.
Paramount Pictures estimated the action sequel made $151.1 million in the U.S. and Canada from Thursday to the holiday Monday and $160 million overseas.
It marked the second biggest Memorial Day weekend opening ever, behind only “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” which made $153 million domestically from Thursday to Monday last year. Read the rest of this entry»
Candids from May 25, 2008
Posted by admin on May 27th, 2008 | Comments (0)
Indiana Jones co-star Shia Labeouf, was sighted leaving Macy’s in Glendale and then headed to the liquor store for a snack.
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• Candids from 2008 - 05-25 - Out and about in Glendale with his father [HQ]
‘Indiana Jones’ unearths $126M in box office gold
Posted by admin on May 26th, 2008 | Comments (0)
Indiana Jones unearthed box office gold at domestic theaters with a performance that puts the film on track to become the second biggest Memorial Day movie opening ever, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The fourth installment of the whip-cracking professor’s exploits, “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” grossed an estimated $101 million from Friday to Sunday, plus $25 million from its opening Thursday, distributor Paramount Pictures said. The company expects it to earn another $25 million on Monday.
That would put it behind only “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End,” which had a Friday-through-Monday total of $139.8 million, in the pantheon of Memorial Day weekend blockbusters.
Including Thursday’s receipts, “Indiana Jones” was expected to collect $151 million over five days, slightly behind “Pirates,” which took in $153 million with a partial Thursday included. Read the rest of this entry»
‘Indiana Jones’ earns $56 million in first 2 days
Posted by admin on May 25th, 2008 | Comments (2)
He may be older, but Indiana Jones is still finding box office treasure. Paramount’s “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” the fourth film in the action-adventure series starring Harrison Ford, earned $56 million in its first two days, Media By Numbers president Paul Dergarabedian said.
After earning $25 million in its Thursday debut, the Steven Spielberg-directed movie brought in another $31 million Friday.
“These are very solid numbers, no question about it. The fact that earnings went up on the second day is a good sign,” Dergarabedian said. “Whether it’s on pace to beat “Pirates’” numbers from last Memorial Day remains to be seen.”
Last year, “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” set the record for a Memorial Day weekend opening, earning $153 million including Thursday night preview grosses. Read the rest of this entry»
‘Indiana Jones 4′: 10 Things You Need To Know
Posted by admin on May 25th, 2008 | Comments (0)
For those who have kept themselves blissfully unaware of all “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” news, tread cautiously. There are light spoilers ahead.
Indiana Jones may go digging for the great lost treasures of the world, but if you really want to impress your friends, dig this: From George Lucas to Cate Blanchett to Harrison Ford to Ray Winstone, we went straight to the stars, writers and producers of the film to find out 10 things you should know before seeing “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” Read the rest of this entry»
Trailer For Shia LaBeouf’s Eagle Eye
Posted by admin on May 22nd, 2008 | Comments (5)
When he’s not playing sidekick to pop culture’s biggest icons, Shia LaBeouf is starring in taut, tense thrillers for director D.J. Caruso. Last year they had some success with Distrubia, and this year they’re together again for Eagle Eye, a thriller about a hapless innocent targeted by terrorists.
Eagle Eye’s first trailer is here, no doubt to coincide with Shia’s swinging performance in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Shia looks good in this, though the reliance on telephone shaped MacGuffins for thrillers getting a bit tiresome. Still, this might be fun. Check out the trailer below: Read the rest of this entry»
‘Indiana Jones 4′ Q&A: Shia LaBeouf
Posted by admin on May 22nd, 2008 | Comments (0)
With his turn opposite Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Shia LaBeouf has risen to become a certifiable It Boy in Hollywood. The 21-year-old former Disney Channel star (who scored hits last year with Disturbia and Transformers) is anchoring not just the next Transformers film, but possibly further Indy sequels as well — movies that could make him less a sidekick and more a full-blown adventurer in his own right. (Not that anybody’s doing anything but talking speculatively at this point.) EW.com caught up with LaBeouf to talk about working with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, the unique perils of cigarette smoking, dirty on-set pranks, and what it’s like playing a 1950s greaser…when you weren’t even born until 1986. Read the rest of this entry»
