After seeing Disturbia, I've become a Shia LaBeouf fan overnight. Apparently, I'm not the only one, because the young actor seems to be everywhere these days. Today, the AP reported that, after much conjecture, LeBeouf will indeed star in Indiana Jones 4. The fourth installment, directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford and Cate Blanchett, will start production in June with an eye on a May 2008 release date.
I'm interested to see LaBeouf, who has an incredibly comfortable screen presence, act alongside Blanchett, who is another very natural actor. The pair could rescue what at first sounded like a wholly unnecessary sequel.
LaBeouf, who is probably most famous for the Disney show "Even Stevens," also appears in the new Transformers movie, and he's also hosting "Saturday Night Live" this weekend. I'm glad I like this guy, because it seems like he's going to be hard to escape for a while.
I've been a fan of his since the "Even Stevens" days when my little brother made me watch the Disney Channel every day after school. I'm four years older than him but I've always had a smidge of a crush on him. Now that he's legal, I'm more than happy to proclaim my crushdom!
And if you want a really good Shia movie to watch, try "Constantine". He is hilarious in it and definitely lightens the other wise dark movie.