Shia LaBeouf hit the headlines again during the "Man Down" premiere when he spoke a rather bleak answer at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday. The actor, who was seen ditching his bushy beard and braided rattail hair when he stepped on the event surprised his fans and the reporters even more when he was asked how he sees the future.
LaBeouf's answer raised some eyebrows if he was connecting his response to his latest movie, or there's some kind of strange thing happening to him again. The actor has been notorious when it comes to making outlandish news in the past years, according to Vigilant Citizen. He stirred news for slapping random strangers, for arriving at the Berlinale International Film Festival with a paper bag on his head saying, "I am not famous anymore," and for head butting a man in London bar to name a few.
In the "Man Down" press conference, LaBeouf, 29, confused reporters more with his answer, E! News reports.
"We're in a tough spot. The world's in a tough spot. It's like World War III, right?" LaBeouf said at the Toronto International Film Festival "Man Down" premiere. "We're in the middle of something really wild going on, more so than ever in my life, I think."
On the other hand, when his co-star and wife in the film Kate Mara was asked the same question, the actress gave a more positive answer. She said that the future is not as pictured in the film. "Man, I don't know. I'm just an actor," Hollywood Reporter reports.
LaBeouf portrays the role of former U.S. Marine suffering from PTSD after a catastrophic stint in Afghanistan. Upon return to America, he found out that his wife and son are missing and he desperately searched for them.
Meanwhile, LaBeouf is presently romantically linked to a newcomer actress, Sasha Lane, whom he was seen getting intimate in the recent weeks. The two met in the in the teen road dramedy movie, "American Honey," where the actor played the role of Jake. He split up with his girlfriend of two years, Mia Goth after their intense fight in Germany.
In "Man Down," LaBeouf and Dito Montiel team up once again after they collaborated on the film 2006, "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints." The screenplay was written by Adam G. Simon, who claims that he started writing the story when he was living on the streets.
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