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[norinrad]

At least he succeeded in getting you guys talk about him.

 

[JohnGrimm]

Okay. Sure, why not?

 

[Catdaddy]

Sounds like he's enlisted in the Lindsey Lohan School of WTF?

 

[The Main Event]

Let him play a Dinobot.

 

[John Kowalski]

Someone needs to tell this man that artistry doesn't come first. He seems to be constantly desiring some degree of self harm and that's not healthy, however romantic it might seem.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

When is someone going to commit this dude?

 

[Cragvis]

Am I the only one around here that likes him?

I mean transformers and crystal skull were shit, but it was more the script. He seems like a really interesting person and obviously loves what he does for a living and gets into it. Thats pretty cool.

I never found him offputting or a bad actor though.

 

[Alienous]

Get him help.

Gosh, he's entirely breaking down.

 

[KingofGourds]

If I was the director on this film I'd have to say "Look Shia, stop fucking doing that."

I mean, how hard would it be for anyone around to actually say something like that to him? Do they just shrug and say "Well, okay then."?

 

[mjc]

I fully expect to wake up one day in the near future and hear that he tried to fuck a polar bear at the LA zoo or something. This guy is going nuts.

 

[NotLiquid]

I thought he didn't want to be in movies anymore or something.

 

[Cloud Strife]

So METAL

 

[Rayis]

Everything this guy does is obnoxious, even hurting himself

 

[ZiZ]

was he brandishing a knife?
http://youtu.be/PSO0lCO3TIg

 

[CloudWolf]

Shia, this doesn't count as method acting.

 

[Alienous]

If I was the director on this film I'd have to say "Look Shia, stop fucking doing that."

I mean, how hard would it be for anyone around to actually say something like that to him? Do they just shrug and say "Well, okay then."?

Someone else removed a tooth.

Evidently, the director has no fucks left in his fucks bank account.

 

[DoktorEvil]

I commend him for his conviction to his work, but goddamn man your face is your asset. Don't ruin it!

If I was the director on this film I'd have to say "Look Shia, stop fucking doing that."

I mean, how hard would it be for anyone around to actually say something like that to him? Do they just shrug and say "Well, okay then."?

NEVER BOTHER THE TALENT!

Spoiler

I honestly wished someone had the balls to say something to him. That's not healthy.

 

[Corpsepyre]

I'll be happy if I never get to see this asshole in any movie again.

 

[Kinyou]

I think someone really needs to be looking out for this guy. He sounds like he's a bit of a mess right now.

Yeah, reminds me a bit of Amanda Bynes. First it was funny because "haha, look how crazy she is" until it became clear that she genuinely needed psychiatrical help.

 

[Fevaweva]

I like to think that Brad Pitt and David Ayer were just like "IDAF unless it harms the production of the film" which is probably the proper response when dealing with eccentric actors

 

[Rembrandt]

Am I the only one around here that likes him?

I mean transformers and crystal skull were shit, but it was more the script. He seems like a really interesting person and obviously loves what he does for a living and gets into it. Thats pretty cool.

I never found him offputting or a bad actor though.

I like him. Some of his antics are pretty funny, too. Don't really get the hate, especially when it's coupled with posts questioning his mental health.

 

[Floridian]

I don't know why he did this. Scars won't fix acting.

 

[DeathyBoy]

So in other words he's screwing up continuity completely given the cuts will heal, but will be fresh for the character in film?

Idiot.

 

[Son of Sam]

he's an idiot.

 

[Moppeh]

Jesus Christ, somebody should make a Barrett biopic and have him as the lead. This guy is legitimately losing his mind, hopefully he gets some help.

 

[SmokyDave]

That dude on Oz did that 15 years ago.

Which dude?

 

[GaimeGuy]

The actors who have dropped tons of weight quickly have done way more permanent damage to themselves than a few cuts on the face do. Permanent heart damage I believe being one aspect.

They get tons of praise. That's even if they aren't the greatest actors in the world.

Although to be fair stories about Shia usually come off as attention grabs from someone struggling with issues.

^

The drastic physical changes Christian Bale undergoes from role to role are a thousand times worse than this.

 

[Alienous]

So in other words he's screwing up continuity completely given the cuts will heal, but will be fresh for the character in film?

Idiot.

Probably didn't realize that films aren't usually filmed in chronological order.

So his character is now Wolverine.

 

[GungHo]

Sign him up to play Son of One Armed Man, No Armed Man, in the Twin Peaks revival.

 

[BumRush]

What a fucking nut job...

 

[Skilotonn]

Thought he said he retired from acting.

 

[TheOMan]

No joke, it might be time to get Shia some help. Is there no one close to him that can convince him? :/

 

[Blader]

Should have just asked Tom Hardy to punch him out again instead.

fake edit: actually, I think I have that backwards

 

[crazygambit]

It isn't like he cut until skin was falling off his face leaving a disfiguring scar. Just looked like a small cut in the video. It's kinda gross that he just whipped out a pocket knife though.

Excellent point.

 

[Archer]

Too legit to quit.

 

[Grizzo]

So he asked his dentist to pull out one of his perfectly healthy teeth just to lend more credibility to his role? Ok then.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

So he asked his dentist to pull out one of his perfectly healthy teeth just to lend more credibility to his role? Ok then.

Dedication to the craft.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I like him. Some of his antics are pretty funny, too. Don't really get the hate, especially when it's coupled with posts questioning his mental health.

I liked him in Even Stevens and Holes, though I've come to believe that in the former he was not as much acting as being himself but no one saw the underlying mental illness.

He seems to hold it together well enough when actually filming, like how someone with a severe stutter can still sing perfectly, but I wonder what kind of stuff he did off the set on his other films.

 

[Blader]

So he asked his dentist to pull out one of his perfectly healthy teeth just to lend more credibility to his role? Ok then.

Jamie Foxx had a dentist chip his front teeth for his performance in The Soloist, a role and movie that earned him exactly zero Oscar cred. :lol

 

[KidB]

This guy really needs to consult a psychiatrist, this isn't the typical attention whore behaviour...

 

[Krilekk]

is that what they call method acting?

No, that's just madness.

 

[Brolic Gaoler]

What about the movies after that, Shia? They don't require scars.

Our scars remind us that LaBeouf is real.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

OK, I think he genuinely needs help now.

 

[Akuun]

I bet somewhere on set, the makeup team is just throwing up their hands.

Dude needs to stop trying to be so "edgy" or whatever he's trying to be, and just get help.

 

[andycapps]

I bet somewhere on set, the makeup team is just throwing up their hands.

Dude needs to stop trying to be so "edgy" or whatever he's trying to be, and just get help.

I don't think I'd want to be the person doing his makeup after this stunt.

 

[Femmeworth]

Yeah, he definitely needs his mental health examined.

 

[Alpende]

That's metal.

 

[Salsa]

man whatever let him have it

he honestly doesnt bother me that much

 

[sploatee]

Am I the only one around here that likes him?

I mean transformers and crystal skull were shit, but it was more the script. He seems like a really interesting person and obviously loves what he does for a living and gets into it. Thats pretty cool.

I never found him offputting or a bad actor though.

Me too. If it helps him get a better performance and he's able to make that decision, well, it's up to him. Rather have people like him than cookie cutter Hollywood types.

 

[Pinko Marx]

How do you pronounce his last name? I always just said Laboof.