A controversial Hollywood star was completely unrecognizable when he was spotted on the set of Megalopolis in Atlanta this Tuesday.
Directed by The Godfather’s Francis Ford Coppola, the film features a top-notch cast that includes Adam Driver, Forrest Whittaker, Aubrey Plaza and Jon Voight.
Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Nathalie Emmanuel and even the director’s sister, Talia Shire, are all part of the project.
But in a fashion show filmed last Tuesday, a certain bold name went completely out of character.
Sitting in the front row, he sported a lush mullet with carefully sculpted eyebrows and even appeared to be wearing a touch of eye makeup.
But can you guess who it is?
Out of character: A controversial Hollywood star was completely unrecognizable when he was spotted on the set of Megalopolis in Atlanta on Tuesday
It’s Shia LaBeouf!
Shia, 36, looked her industry insider best in a goofy outfit that included gold suspenders and sheer stockings with Grecian prints.
Written by the director, Megalopolis tells a story about New York being rebuilt as a utopia after being leveled by a disaster.
The legendary filmmaker told Scenario magazine that his idea was inspired by “a very famous and very mysterious incident in the Roman history of the Republic, not the Empire, called the Catiline Conspiracy”.
Catiline was an exuberant Roman politician who became infamous for his failed attempt to overthrow the consuls at the head of the republic.
“I took the characters from the Catiline plot and put them in modern New York,” Coppola said. “So in a lot of ways it’s really a metaphor — because if you go through New York and look around, you can do Rome there.”
Meanwhile, Shia’s career has been under a cloud of scandals in recent years, including allegations of domestic violence by his ex FKA Twigs.
Twigs sued Shia in 2020 for sexual assault, battery and emotional distress and also accused him of knowingly giving her an STD.
Last year, Shia appeared on Jon Bernthal’s Real Ones podcast and confessed, “I hurt that woman,” adding, “When I did that, I hurt a lot of other people and a lot of other people in front of this woman.”
It’s Shia LaBeouf!: Shia, 36, looked every bit the fashion industry insider in her goofy outfit of gold suspenders and sheer stockings with a Grecian print
Transformation: His fashionista look on this week’s Megalopolis set (left) was a far cry from his signature look as seen last December (right)
This year he found himself at the center of another controversy, this time regarding Olivia Wilde’s directorial project, Don’t Worry Darling.
Shia was originally set to star in the film, but was replaced by Harry Styles, who also dated Olivia during filming.
Olivia initially claimed she fired Shia because of her “no hole policy” and said her trial was “not conducive to the ethos I promote in my productions”.
Shia, who is still under the shadow of the Twigs’ allegations of abuse, hit back by explaining that he quit due to “lack of rehearsal time”.
He backed up his side of the story by sharing an email to Olivia – plus video footage of her trying to convince him not to leave the film.
“I feel like I’m not ready to give it up yet and I’m also sad and want to find out,” Olivia said in the video.
“You know, I think this might be a little wake-up call for Miss Flo, and I want to know if you’d be willing to try me and us,” Olivia added.
“If she’s really committed, if she really puts her heart and soul into it and if you can make peace – and I respect your opinion, I respect hers – but if you can, what do you do? think? Is there hope? Can you let me know?’
There He Is: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola of The Godfather, the film features a top-notch cast including Jason Schwartzmann, who can be seen on set this week
Source: Daily Mail
Ashley Root is an author and celebrity journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a keen eye for all things celebrity, Ashley is always up-to-date on the latest gossip and trends in the world of entertainment.
