Shia LaBeouf became a part of a major controversy on his Broadway debut alongside Alec Baldwin. One of the most controversial personalities in Hollywood was involved in such a controversy that he was ultimately fired from Broadway. The Transformers actor got to such a level of method acting that it became extremely difficult for Alec Baldwin to work with him.
Orphans was embroiled in several controversies before Shia LaBeouf was fired from Broadway. The situation was highly controversial as there were reports that LaBeouf even attacked Baldwin. The actor was so engrossed in the role that he took it to the next level and somewhere it went off the lines.
Shia LaBeouf took it to the next level with Alec Baldwin
Earlier Alec Baldwin also stated how LaBeouf openly attacked him in front of everyone during Orphans. According to Shia LaBeouf, he went hard against Alec Baldwin as a part of his method acting. In a conversation with Interview, Shia LaBeouf explained that it was his method acting that led the two actors to “butt their heads”.
“Baldwin and I butted heads hard. I came in method. I was sleeping in the park. I’d wake up, walk to rehearsal. I was so scared to do the play that I had memorized it before ever coming to rehearsal.”
The Fury actor has often stated how he will always be heartbroken for not being able to be a part of Orphans. He was so obsessed with the role that the actor didn’t want it to look fake for a bit and wanted Baldwin to be truly intimidated.
“And my whole goal was to intimidate the f*ck out of Baldwin. That was the role. That was my job as an actor. And it wasn’t going to be fake. I wanted him to be scared. So I went about doing that for three weeks of rehearsal, to the point that, in the end, it was unsustainable.”
Alec Baldwin was repeatedly warned how it was too difficult to work with the 37-year-old actor. We also got another proof of this when the actor was forced out of Olivia Wilde’s Don’t Worry Darling. The Harry Styles movie was part of a major controversy after Shia LaBeouf was reportedly fired from it due to his difficult behavior.
What led Shia LaBeouf to stalk Alec Baldwin?
As bizarre as it sounds, the Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull actor stalked Alec Baldwin after he was fired from Broadway. LaBeouf added that even after being fired, he couldn’t leave the role behind and even continued following the Mission Impossible: Fallout actor home.
“I was completely broken, and still in [character] … So I would follow him from rehearsal to his home.”
But this strange feud also came to a supposed end when Mia Goth’s husband revealed that Baldwin was the first to hit him up after he was arrested because of his misconduct during a cabaret.
“I’ve made peace with Baldwin. He was the first dude to hit me up after I got out of court. He sent me an e-mail. It’s really beautiful. I was crying on an airplane. And I hadn’t talked to him since I got fired.”
It is not the first time Shia LaBeouf has been a part of such controversies. He has always been a controversial figure and often many co-stars have also spoken against his behavior. On top of it, he also faced a lawsuit from his ex-girlfriend FKA Twigs who accused him of s*xual assault. This led to many more women coming to her support as well.
Source: Interview Magazine
