8 Genius Ways Actors Made Sure You Noticed Them In Movies
2. Shia LaBeouf Cut His Own Face While Shooting Fury
Shia LaBeouf has had an absolutely bonkers last couple of years. In 2014, he sat by himself in a room with a bag over his head and invited perplexed members of the public to come and sit with him. In 2015, he watched all of his movies and livestreamed the event to the world, even offering to refund people who had paid to see them. And who could forget arguably his finest work to date... "JUST DO IT!"
Unsurprisingly, his crazy shenanigans aren't just limited to those that take place offscreen, and while shooting 2014 war drama Fury, he went to some rather extreme measures to make his war-torn character's facial injuries look more realistic.
In a piece about the film, GQ Magazine spoke with LaBeouf's co-star Logan Lerman, who revealed that the cuts on LaBeouf's face - which can be seen at many points throughout the film - weren't applied with makeup: they were real.
"We were in make-up, and they were putting cuts on Shia, and I said, 'Yeah, yeah, it looks good', and Shia was like, 'No, it doesn't look real.' Then he walks out into the hallway, and says, 'Hey man, wanna see something fun? Check this out...' And he takes out a knife and cuts his face. And for the whole movie he kept opening these cuts on his face. That's all real."
Yes: wanting to add more realism and authenticity to his character (and subsequently, the movie) LaBeouf took it upon himself to slash his own face. He also went to a dentist and asked to have a tooth removed, for the same reason.