Shia to play his own dad in biopic
Shia LaBeouf
Bad boy Shia LaBeouf will play his own father, Jeffrey, in the biopic “Honey Boy,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. It will focus on the problematic relationship between Shia and his dad, a former clown and recovering heroin addict, when the former “Transformers” star was growing up.
The actor, who starred in the Disney comedy series, “Even Stevens,” in the early 2000s, cowrote the “Honey Boy” script. Lucas Hedges, who was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in “Manchester by the Sea,” will play Shia.
Shia recently talked about his offscreen meltdowns. He told Esquire, “I’ve got to look at my failures in the face for a while. I need to take ownership of my sh*t and clean up my side of the street before I can go out there and work again, so I’m trying to stay creative and learn from my mistakes.”
‘Strange’ birthday bash for diehard fan
A few days ago, “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown greeted a Filipino-American fan of the show, whose sister previously tweeted that none of the boy’s eight invited schoolmates showed up to his party.
Aaron Alambat, who had a “Stranger Things”-themed party, was disappointed, but after his sister, Ayen, tweeted about it and shared a picture of him posing as Brown’s character, Eleven, things went crazy for the diehard fan.
“What!,” Brown responded. “Oh well, you can let them all know that everyone, on behalf [of] ‘Stranger Things,’ would’ve come! I think [you’re] awesome and next year I would like an invite. Please?”
Ayen ecstatically replied, “Yes, Millie! Aaron loves you and the whole cast!”
A costar, Gaten Matarazzo, eventually tweeted, “Count me in, too! I’ll bring the chocolate pudding,” referring to a scene where his character, Dustin, talked about the dessert.
The “Stranger Things” cast recently received salary increases, ahead of the third season of the hit Netflix show. —OLIVER PULUMBARIT
