Transformers Shia LaBeouf on the games he loves

When he's not saving the world from Decepticons, Shia LaBeouf is playing videogames. Even with his broken hand, he found time on set to play Civ IV, Madden and other games on PC and Xbox 360. Check out this exclusive interview with the die-hard gamer.

[qface64]

to me he will always be seen as just louis stevens lol xD
im sure some of you know what i talking about

[KingKionic]

even stevens...

Naw ....

Cant wait to see this movie though.

He made me laugh when he said

" This is how in a simple way you can find out if it's a gamer you want to play with. Ask them if they have a Wii. If they say yes, get the f*** out of there. "

lol

[qface64]

yup lol i actually still watch that show comes on every now and then

i didn't read it but he actually said that?
wow .__.

[Nightfallen]

Yes! Hahah, that show was awesome.

[Marceles]

No Nintendo commercials for him.

[billybob2468]

Gotta love that Disney XD, they have Even Stevens on every day. And I watch it, every day.

[IzKyD1331]

Even Stevens and The Proud Family were the last good Disney shows, now it's just infested with Hannah Montana and crap like that....what happened to television? I just saw that episode where they make a documentary of their band...."My head was really stuck in a cage!" (there are probably like 2 people on this website who know what this quote means haha)

[qface64]

yeah i know what you mean all these new shows its all hannah montana type eww

[RememberThe357]

"What's wrong with the Wii?
This is how in a simple way you can find out if it's a gamer you want to play with. Ask them if they have a Wii. If they say yes, get the f*** out of there."

That right there made be bust out laughing.

"Is that why you wouldn't play LEGO Star Wars with Megan Fox on the set of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen?
Correct. Who wants to play the Wii version of LEGO Star Wars. I'd rather eat glass."

LMAO

[Knightrid808]

I loved Even Stevens. When I came to the US and was watching TV but couldn't understand English yet I still laughed from watching that show, he was pretty funny from all the pranks he pulled. But now whenever I turn on Disney Channel all I see is Hannah Montana and other similar shows, it pisses me off. I wish the old shows would come back. But Its not just Disney Channel, there's also Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon. I miss "Hey Arnold!" :(

[Marceles]

lol...yeah well with Megan Fox, I'd pretend it's the cutest thing ever while throwing up in my mind

[ThanatosDMC]

Megan Fox is going the way of Lindsey Lohan... fame really screws up girls. I'll only take her if she was clean. Yes, i personally think Hannah Montana girl is gonna be come a whore too.

On topic: Who cares what this guy thinks? I dont.

[qface64]

thanatos i agree with what you said people just aren't the same after a while when a little fame is involved

[Kleptic]

I fecking hated Disney channel as a kid...it was Nickelodeon all the way for me...

I knew this guy was in some Disney show, and a few straight to DVD Disney channel movies...but he is tolerable in every big movie I have seen him in...the first transformers, that golf movie he was in, Eagle Eye, Holes; all watchable...the last indiana jones movie should never have been made, but I didn't blame shia like many others did...

[Tito Jackson]

Yeah Tawny was a cutie. I think she was in that "Fired Up" movie.

[Dude420]

I remember back in the day (of course most of us lol) when there were cartoons like Transformers, G.I. Joe, Bugs Bunny, Thundercats, He-Man etc... Now today you have this garbage as cartoons like Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh (sp?) and even the new Transformer cartoons suck major bawls.

The only cartoon in the 2000 years that I've enjoyed watching was Justice League, I thought that was kick-arse.

[likedamaster]

"Who wants to play the Wii version of LEGO Star Wars? I'd rather eat glass."

LOL

Did he say Civ IV? True gamer.

[Carl1412]

Haha yeah, i used to watch that. Twas random and that was all i could think of the whole way through T1

[na2ru1]

My friend still believes Jews don't have anything to do with the media but there are so many Jewish actors and actresses out there that aren't too talented. They have only gotten so far partly because they are Jews.

Take Ben Stiller for example. Same shallow character in lots of films. How about Adam Sandler. Always just laid back with same old character, and untalented. That ginger tart from Sex and City.....omfg she is just not appealing at all but the media made humongous fuss about it.

Just as DHevil said, there is a high proportianal amount of Jews in the media limelite.

[DaTruth]

How about Steve Martin! Guy made a movie with an entirely Jewish cast; Even the Arab and Chinese dudes were played by Jewish guys. Isn't there a law against that kind of stuff?

[Arnon]

That show was amazing. And yeah... every time I see him in a movie, I almost cant take him seriously because of the role he played back then XD

[BREAKING NEWS]

His face reminds me of a kid I once knocked out

[Stevie Ray Vaughan]

Shia plays Xbox and PC. Who would have guessed? :)

[hay]

Knocking kids out, huh? You must be a macho then. What next, stealing candies or going the Fritzl way? :>

[DelbertGrady]

What kind of name is that?

[Elven6]

The kind he has

[Timesplitter14]

His last name (LaBoeuf) doesn't make sense. It's a french name meaning "The Ox", but the "La" is a feminine determiner determining a masculine name, which means IT DON'T WORK!

[theEnemy]

"Soda Popinsky "

;)

[DelbertGrady]

Soda is my internetz name. Tis is teh internetz, not reality. If your mom & dad named you "theEnemy" I feel sorry for you lol!

[theEnemy]

y so srs?

;)

[Christopher]

He was on Conan on Friday night and said that his great grandmother or someone around that time began misspelling it and it stuck. So lots of people end up spelling it wrong all the time, even though it's grammatically correct the way they spell it.

[-MD-]

Shia just raised a few points on the cool meter for me.

[ChrisGTR1]

agreed, that comment about the wii made me lol. thats exactly how i feel, if you have a wii you arent really a true gamer.

[qface64]

anyone that says that and thinks that's true isn't a real gamer or more likely just kidding themselves

at this point its just a worn out silly thing to say

[Timesplitter14]

More like the douchebag meter. He tries way too hard to look HAAAAARDCOOOORE.

"Buddy, I'm a gamer. Not just the fake ones you read about."

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

If he had said he played inFamous, Killzone 2, Uncharted, and Metal Gear Solid 4...you'd be so mad at him right now...I guarantee it.

[DHEvil]

I have a PS3, but I also have a Wii, and I am as hardcore as they come. And I mean TRUE hardcore, not that bullshit "I play alot of games" hardcore. I'm hardcore because I play ONE game, and that's the REAL hardcore. I've been playing Street Fighter since I was a kid, and it's still the only game for me. Add me on PSN, my ID is Galkatokk, and all you will ever see me playing is SF4.

[themyk]

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agreed, that comment about the wii made me lol. thats exactly how i feel, if you have a wii you arent really a true gamer.

stupid ass comment

[Kleptic]

I agree with timesplitter...the 'i'm a real gamer' comment was really lame...

but yeah the Wii sucks...i'll give him that...I wouldn't say if a guy has a Wii they suck or anything, as long as they have a decent PC or one of the 'real' consoles...but other than being drunk and playing the occasional game of broken tennis...the Wii is 100% useless imo...

[hay]

@ChrisGTR1: Seriously, I know people with Wii who are more intelligent and more gamers than you are...

Wii is great for parties, tried to play it inebriated? Fun stuff. I'm pretty sure your parents won't allow you to drink in their home.

Elitism, huh? Having a certain console platform crosses you out of being a gamer? I think you're not reading what you're writing.

[NNNW]

whoah that really is hardcore lol

[ID IR A G 0 N]

if you ONLY have a wii then you prolly arent a true gamer.

[linkmaster95]

why not? a wii can play games. do they not count as video games?

so basically: if someone plays video games they are considered a gamer. But, if that person is playing video games on a wii, what does that make them? a half gamer?
that's the same as if i said "PS3 and 360 owners are not gamers" which isn't true.

[Arnon]

Metroid: Other M looks great tbh.

[ID IR A G 0 N]

if you can name me 10 games on the wii that arent made for 3 year olds or 60 year olds then i would like to find them. wii games are basically amateur and are made so any one, no matter gaming skill, can play. every person that i know who plays the wii has never in their life played any video games before wii and are usually old people trying to be cool. either that or they are f*ckin 6.

i guess if you like amateur video games, thats fine with me, but im more into games that involve a little more gaming chops.

[Sonics020]

Shia LaBeouf you are terrible actor. Your movies suck. Please stay out of video games.

[qface64]

i can't really say im a fan of his but honestly he was alright with me as a disney actor
i actually liked that movie where he had to dig holes

[Cajun Chicken]

Hey, hey. I thought Eagle Eye was brilliant.

[The Great Melon]

@qface64
Huh, never realized that he was that guy. Kinda funny when things click after you realize something.

Read the interview and my respect for him went up some. Not everyone has the word lexicon in their lexicon. lol

[Boody-Bandit]

gets to grind on Megan Fox is okay in my book.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

http://www.imdb.com/title/t...

^You obviously haven't seen this.

He owned Sean Penn, Leo DiCaprio, and everyone who has ever played a mentally retarded person.

William H. Macy in Door To Door is debatable.

Shia can out-act most people that have been doing it their entire lives. Ever see Greatest Game Ever Played either?

[evrfighter]

never go full retard

[DHEvil]

I hate this guy. Even his name pisses me off.

This is going to sound racist, but I honestly believe he's only gotten as far as he has because he's part jewish. I don't have anything against jews per se, but they do seem to be getting a disproportionate representation in the media, for whatever reason.

Honestly, is he getting in all these movies because he's talented or funny?

[DHEvil]

Yep, I thought I'd get disagrees. Normally I wouldn't care, but this shows that a lot of you are geared to simply think "He said something about some ones' race/religion", and automatically clicked disagree without ACTUALLY thinking about the point I presented.

Think about how many popular jewish characters/actors there are in the media. Honestly, nowadays it's as though there has to be at least one jew in each show. Again, I don't have anything against jews, but what I'm saying here is truth, alright?

How many Jews are there in the United States though (where most shows come from)? A little over half a million.

How many Hindus are there in the United States? Over a million, and I don't see a proportionate representation AT ALL. The only hindu character I can think of is Apu, and he's a borderline racist parody.

How many Muslims are there in the United States? ALMOST 3 MILLION. Can you think of any popular muslim characters? Oh yeah, Achmed the dead terrorist.

[DevastationEve]

dude...Achmed?

i don't know much arabic, but i'm sure it's Ahmad, you just have to get the pronunciation right. there might be another spelling but Ahmad should be the right way to spell it.

[CumQuats]

http://www.latimes.com/news...

[Parapraxis]

DHEvil, you are coming off as a real scumbag & racist.
Stop talking please.

[DaTruth]

It's not like he said anything bad about Jews, other than maybe their hiring practices in media are questionable!

[Arnon]

I agree. He's not a bad actor at all and I enjoy his movies. But he is kind of a douche >.>

Also Kal Penn, born Kalphen Suresh Modi, was HILARIOUS and is very popular now. He was Kumar in Harold & Kumar. Same with John Cho who is South Korean.

I do agree that there are a lot of Jewish actors, but that's not a bad thing.

[MetalGearBear]

shia is lied.
shia bang megan fox.
that how shia get broken hand.

[Erotic Sheep]

Thank you for your outstanding contribution to this discussion.

[DHEvil]

Either english isn't your first language, or you're making a joke. Either way, I smiled.

[skip2mylou]

lol his d!ck probly got busted 2

[bigboss911]

i thought he did good in Holes and Disturbia. He was ok in Transformers, but no one cares about the humans anyway. They need to make a Beast Wars movie. Dinobot and Depthcharge ftw!

[Max Power]

that brings me back, I loved Beast Wars I used to get up a half hour early to watch it. I did notice a Tiger looking transformer in the new trailer, I could be wrong on it.

[shiner]

I second the Beast Wars idea. Inferno was my favorite.

[bigboss911]

well scorpinoc(spelling?) was in the first one... and yeah i did see that thing you are talking about. But they are just 15min. characters. Im saying a full blown movie with Beast wars only.
Spoilers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
when t-rex megatron blew up optimus, I was like WTF!!!!
I still have my Depthcharge deluxe action figure. ahhhh childhood memories...

[oldskoolgamer]

Im pretty sure that thing is ravage from GEN 1 transformers.

[skip2mylou]

i have some beast wars i need to find around my house these are what i got Optimus, RatTrap, Chetor, Dinobot, Silverbolt, Megatron. then i got some from beast machines Optimus, NightScream, RatTrap, Cheator, and Jetstorm

[The Great Melon]

I always loved Soundwave and his cassette minions. The fact that the toy actually could contain the the cassettes was always so cool.

[Dude420]

I loved Beast Wars as well, but I didn't like Beast Machines though, that one kinda sucked.

[jdktech2010]

But loved Eagle Eye and the Transformer movies......Disturbia wasn't that bad either but if you notice he's always got a smoking hot female co star so maybe that's why I liked Disturbia but nonetheless...he's come along way in actually being a competent actor

although he is a long long long long way away from the class of actor like Christian Bale (honestly haven't seen a bad movie that he's done)

[Cajun Chicken]

I think Eagle Eye shown he can carry a movie on his own, I think he'll get some pretty good blockbuster roles in the future.

[i_like_ff7]

Already loved him as an actor. His comment about the wii is dead on.

[pilas]

how did it feel bangin megan fox?

[ElementX]

OMG what a hottie! *drool*

On topic, why is he playing Godfather II? That game was a flop according to reviews.... He's a millionaire, so why not buy a good game?

[LinuxGuru]

That question makes absolutely no sense whatsoever and brings up a point that is completely irrelevant.

[ElementX]

Fine........... He's a millionaire, why waste his money on crappy games? There are tons of independent studios who would die for his money. Why support a mainstream studio who releases such garbage?

[LinuxGuru]

What's he gonna do to support a dev studio more than another consumer? Is he gonna buy 2 million copies of the game from them?

Are they gonna put "This game kicks ass - Shia LeBeouf" as the quote on the back of the game box?

The point is still irrelevant. Everyone has different taste in games. Just because you're wealthy doesn't automatically mean a taste change.

[SpartanGR]

Money and taste doesn't always go together. But if he's happy playing godfather or any other flop out there it's his choice right? like we 're any better. I've played quite a few flops so far. Dont judge the man.

[JonnyBigBoss]

That's pretty cool.

[DanSolo]

While he is having a go on his X-box, I'll have a go on his Megan Fox!

[omgwownoobs]

Rich, and cheap :/

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Cheap?

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

That last comment was beautiful.

Shia is amazing.

[Rhezin]

he looks the moron/fragile nerd type.

[Superted2007]

In the words of Homer Simpson:

"Not quite nerdy, not quite buff, Shia LaBeouf!"

[dredgewalker]

Shia LaBeouf is a gamer!

[Smacktard]

Sorry, you must mean a "HARDKORE GAMURR!!!!!"

Yes, I think that's what you meant.

(protip: people like shia lebeouf are half of what's wrong with gaming today)

[Midgard228]

"This is how in a simple way you can find out if it's a gamer you want to play with. Ask them if they have a Wii. If they say yes, get the f*** out of there."

its funny i have a wii but mostly use my ps360, i agree with him 100% lol

[CobraKai]

Yeah i agree. I'm in the same boat as you and my consoles. He's the real deal when he says he's a gamer unlike other celebrities who like to pretend cuz they are in a game movie or something . Ask Mark Wahlberg if he's a gamer and he mentions that he plays the Wii and actually had some one play Max Payne FOR HIM. I believe Shia is a gamer.

[Knightofelemia]

I'd be more interested in Megan Fox than videogames while shooting Transformers

[Baka-akaB]

who said it has to be games OR megan , instead of both ?

[Mr Face Creamer]

You be bangin' the Fox and I be ... trippin'?

[devilhunterx]

bastard ruined both Indiana Jones and Transformer.

[themyk]

i like the guy.

[Kleptic]

yeah what?...Lucas ruined Indiana...not this kid...and the first transformers was pretty watchable considering its a Micheal Bay movie...i'll see this next one...I love movies where my expectations are already low, because 9/10 they are a little better than I expect...

[devilhunterx]

enjoy another session of "NO NO NO NO NO"

[likedamaster]

More like Indian Jones 4 should have never been but because of Shia it was "watchable". And transformers would be nothing without both him and Megan.

[robotnik]

This guy SUCKS! He is the worst actor since Keanu Reeves, he can go to hell LOL

[Obama]

He's not the worst, but certainly overated. He always have poor taste in gaming since he doesn't have a ps3.

[saimcheeda]

"I haven't been able to play the Wii game because my hand is broken. I've just been playing Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3."

[bjornbear]

I kinda like Shia as an actor...OK so he's been in two Blockbuster Hollywood no-brain movies (Indie and Transformers) and a crappy movie (eagle eyes) but he's a solid actor, and he sticks out, and i think w a couple more movies he'll make it big! =D

+ He seems quite honest about gaming! =) GAMERS FTW!!

[Chuck Norris AAA]

....are looking forward to seeing transformers 2,im just gonna let you know that its kinda crap ive seen it because its out in uk and ireland dont believe me? ill tell you most of the whole story below

SPOILER!
Optimus Prime is killed by megatron and starscream but he also fought blackout in that part but he ripped his face in half LMAO before being killed.But at the final showdown in egypt optimus is brought back to life by the matrix, jetfire who is mortally wounded so he donates(combines) his parts with primes so he can stop the fallen from destroying most of the pyramid and revealing a sun harvester optimus also fights megatron but rips half his face off,megatron retreats and optimus kills the Fallen.Optimus then sends a transmission out into space simalair to the first one while linkin park music plays during credits.

[Baka-akaB]

and ?? The story was never good to begin with i'd say . people watched it because :

1 it's a michael bay movie so even when they are crappy it's chokeful of action , to the point the camera might makes you throw up

2 . It's a michael bay movies with robot action

3 there are robots

4 those robots are transformers

5 those who hadnt seen her before discovered Megan fox

[resistance022]

A die-hard gamer that still plays CIV IV? I don't thimk so

[SpartanGR]

Bottom line. He's filthy rich with a very bright future. I read he's a good kid so far hope he stays that way.

[Vitalogy]

Got to love this interview xD freakin' hilarious. After read some line i kept thinking 'this guy must be on steroids or something' LOOOOL

[Bolts]

Love Civ 5 huh? Great choice. His gamer creed is for real. Most of the morons on this board do you not have the pleasure of gaming on the PC and consoles, which as an actor is a must.

[maverick1191]

instead of him gaming he should be trying to get megan fox i know he's married but who would turn down megan fox?

[Nelson M]

If she had an Xbox

[saimcheeda]

turn her down if she had an xbox...i would throw away her xbox and buy her a ps3!!

[Blink_44]

One of my favorite movies is Disturbia, shia is the man!

[Shane Kim]

I think this guy is a brilliant actor. Not Jake Gyllenhaal caliber, but he is good. But now when I found out about his dirty little secrets (playing on a 360) I don't like him as much anymore.

[Tunerboy8732]

I think he's an overall good actor and hopefully Transformers 2 isnt a dissapointment like most sequals are and wii is an amateur console lol

[111111]

Oh look its the annoying kid that almost ruined indiana jones 4 :/
How comes everyone with mainstrean consoles playing fairly million selling mainstream games thinks he is cool as in hardcore?
These guys have never ever seen an arcade from inside, nor shelled out
a fortune for obscure//ellusive hardware nor won any tournament.
This dude here looks like he isnt allowed to play longer than half an hour a day or his mum will spank his behind.

[Blink_44]

I have a feeling he can do anything he wants....

[knightoftears]

It's nice to see celebs who have time to actually play video games and talk about them. Regardless of the platform they choose, being a gamer is the main thing.

[thematrix1298]

I actual find him annoying in movies, a kid who things he can take on world...now that he contributed to the console war, I can truly start hating him.

[GravyPie]

Come on class, settle down now.

[The_Devil_Hunter]

A douche........

[grantps3]

i hate every movie he has ever been in.

he fails as an actor.

[Enigma_2099]

... and I HATED him in Transformers!!!