To say Shia LaBeouf has come a long way since his days as an adorable goofball on The Disney Channelâs Even Stevens is a bit of an understatement. After working in big budget fare with directors like Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay, LaBeouf has now sworn off franchise films for good. Heâs perfectly content in the indie/dramatic world, and if you thought heâd gone a little far with his recent full-frontal appearance in a Sigur Ros music video, wait until you see him in Antichrist director Lars von Trierâs Nymphomaniac.The outspoken director hasnât shied away from talking about the explicit nature of Nymphomaniac, which follows the erotic events in the life of a woman (Charlotte Gainsbourg) from her youth to age 50. LaBeouf will star alongside Stellan Skarsgard, and the actor recently revealed that von Trier has no plans to âsimulateâ the sex happening in the film. Heâs going for the real thing. Hit the jump for more.Speaking with MTV News for the upcoming period drama Lawless (which is great, by the way), LaBeoufânext to a slightly shocked Jessica Chastainârevealed that the filmâs sex scenes will be done for real:
âIt is what you think it is. Thereâs a disclaimer at the top of the script that basically says, weâre doing [the sex] for real. And anything that is âillegalâ will be shot in blurred images. But other than that, everything is happening.â
Like I said, a far cry from Louis Stevens. Last we heard, production was set to begin this September. Other rumored cast members include Willem Dafoe and Nicole Kidman, but itâll be interesting to see whoâs still game for the film after finding out about von Trierâs, um, unusual filming method. Weâve embedded the video interview with LaBeouf below, and I highly suggest you take a look for pure entertainment value. Chastainâs reaction is quite fun.