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Watch This: Shia LaBeouf, Music Video Director
Filed under: Music & Musicals », Celebrities and Controversy », Trailers and Clips »
I think we all know there have been a few 'mishaps' on the path to stardom for Shia LaBeouf, but I'm convinced the man still has a pretty bright future ahead of him. It takes a fair amount of natural charm (and skill) to pull off some of the so-so films that pepper his resume (ahem, Eagle Eye), but somehow the guy manages to walk away from every crappy film with his dignity intact, and more importantly, with another project coming down the pipe. But, like every other actor who came before him, what LaBeouf really wants to do is direct ... a music video ... and now he's made his directorial debut in the form of a music video for Hip-Hop artist Cage, titled I Never Knew You.
The actor has been a long-time supporter of Cage, and back in 2007 he told Vanity Fair that he was going to be directing a feature film based on the rapper's life. According to Cage's bio, he was "Born to a heroin-addicted father and a distant mother, he battled drug addiction and was institutionalized for 18 months, where he became a test subject for Prozac and tried several times to end his life before discovering hip-hop as a vehicle to express his inner-torment." So while tough luck stories are all fine and dandy, you're probably wondering: but is the video any good? Well, the bad news is that it isn't mind-blowing – pretty standard MTV fare. But the good news is that it's definitely a start in proving LaBeouf can handle himself behind the camera -- not to mention that a celebrity director guarantees Cage a few more headlines.
Watch the video below and tell us what you think about LaBeouf as a director...
Shia LaBeouf Wants to Cage Himself?
Filed under: Drama », Music & Musicals », Casting », RumorMonger », Fandom »
Shia LaBeouf has come a long way since his curly head popped up as a young target in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle. He's starred in Disturbia, chilled with larger-than-life robots in Transformers, and got to do what many kids dream of -- have adventures with Indiana Jones. So it might sound surprising that he's got a passion project he'd like to get off the ground; one about a troubled rapper. According to Hollywood.com, LaBeouf would like to whip up a movie tribute for his hero -- Cage. As Shia describes it: "It's kind of like how no matter what film De Niro was making, he was always ready to pull Raging Bull out of his back pocket. Cage is my Jake LaMotta. I have been listening to Cage since I got into hip-hop when I was 12."The film is nowhere near a reality, but it could make for a decent piece of cinema if it's done right. Born Christian Palko, Cage was a kid from a troubled family. His father was a heroin addict who made Cage help him shoot up, and then suddenly left the boy and his mother. Later, a stepfather would beat the kid severely, and Cage soon became a drug addict, tasting the likes of drugs from pot to LSD. In his later teens, he was seen as mentally unstable and sent to a psychiatric hospital for over a year. There, his troubles continued as he was a guinea pig for Prozac, which made him suicidal. Essentially, it was a neverending series of struggles for the guy, who then broke out of his troubles and became a rapper in the '90s. A super-popular young star, abuse, mental issues, AND music? It's amazing the movie hasn't been picked up yet. Should LaBeouf's success continue, I imagine we'll see this film in no time.
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