Shia LaBeouf spotted on the Atlanta set of Francis Ford Coppola’s $100M-budget epic Megalopolis
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On Monday, Shia LaBeouf rocked a ponytail and black leather outfit at his first sighting on the Atlanta set of five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola’s $100M budget epic Megalopolis.
The 36-year-old Daytime Emmy winner sure looked flash in a chain-print black gold button placket, tucked into leather pants with a studded leather fedora hat and boots.
Shia – who is making a comeback despite seven previous arrests – topped off his ostentatious outfit with a studded leather jacket.
Action! On Monday, Shia LaBeouf rocked a ponytail and black leather outfit at his first sighting on the Atlanta set of five-time Oscar winner Francis Ford Coppola’s $100M budget epic Megalopolis
In May, LaBeouf – who welcomed his first child with Mia Goth in March – successfully completed a year-long judicial diversion program arising from 2020 felony battery and petty theft charges.
The former Disney Channel star on set was Game of Thrones alumna Nathalie Emmanuel, who mimicked Greek glamor in a deep black dress and golden gladiator heels.
The English 33-year-old had her curly locks styled in an updo for the outdoor shoot, which began November 1 at Trilith Studios.
There were three other actresses — including SNL star Chloe Fineman and All About Sex actress Madeleine Gardella — who also wore Greek-inspired black and gold costumes.
Inspired by Versace: The 36-year-old Daytime Emmy winner sure looked flashy in a chain-print black gold button placket, tucked into leather pants with a studded leather fedora hat and boots
Listening to music: Shia – who is making a comeback despite seven previous arrests – completed his showy outfit with a studded leather jacket
Reformed? In May, LaBeouf — who welcomed his first child with Mia Goth in March — successfully completed a year-long judicial diversion program over felony and petty theft charges in 2020.
Game of Thrones alum: The former Disney Channel star on set was Emmy nominee Nathalie Emmanuel, who imitated Greek glamor in a deep black dress and golden gladiator heels
The Megalopolis plot has been described as “an architect looking to rebuild New York City as a utopia after a devastating disaster,” but the 82-year-old filmmaker calls his dream project “a love story.”
“A woman is divided in loyalty to two men. But not just two men. Every man comes with a philosophical principle,” Francis explained GQ in February.
One is her father who raised her, who taught her Latin on his lap, and who is committed to a much more classic view of society, the Marcus Aurelius view. The other, who is the lover, is the enemy of the father, but is committed to a much more progressive “Let’s jump into the future, let’s jump over all this junk that has infected humanity for 10K years. Let’s find what we really are, who are an enlightened, friendly, cheerful species.”‘
Scheduled to pack in March! The English 33-year-old had her curly locks styled in an updo for the outdoor shoot, which began November 1 at Trilith Studios
Funny Woman: Saturday Night Live star Chloe Fineman was spotted on set, also wearing Greek-inspired black and gold costumes
Different stars: The four Greek-inspired actresses all chatted in a circle (L to R: Nathalie Emmanuel, Chloe Fineman, Madeleine Gardella and Isabelle Kusman)
Logline: Megalopolis’ plot is described as ‘an architect looking to rebuild New York City as a utopia after a devastating disaster’, but the 82-year-old filmmaker calls his dream project ‘a love story’
Coppola — who has wanted to make Megalopolis since 1982 — sold a chunk of his wine empire to self-finance the film, which will be shot first on the LED volume stage of Prysm Stages.
The legendary Godfather director also cast his younger sister Talia Shire, cousin Jason Schwartzman and Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman (despite resurfaced sexual assault allegations).
Francis’ star-studded ensemble also includes Laurence Fishburne, Jon Voight, Forest Whitaker, Aubrey Plaza, Adam Driver, Grace VanderWaal, James Remar and DB Sweeney.
Francis explained to GQ in February, “A woman is divided over loyalty to two men. But not just two men [her father and her lover]. Every man comes with a philosophical principle’
‘State-of-the-art technology’: Coppola – who has wanted to make Megalopolis since 1982 – sold a piece of his wine empire to self-finance the film, which will run first on the LED volume of Prysm Stages phase
Meanwhile, Shia’s final appearance starred the Italian monk who became Saint Padre Pio in Abel Ferrara’s biopic of the same name, which received gloomy reviews at the Venice Film Festival and the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival.
LaBeouf will next face his ex-girlfriend — Grammy-nominated FKA twigs — in a civil lawsuit over sexual battery allegations, set for April 17, according to rolling stone.
The British 34-year-old too accused the Echo Park resident of assaulting, inflicting emotional distress and infecting her with a sexually transmitted disease during their turbulent 11-month relationship in a lawsuit she filed in LA in 2020.
No release date: Shia’s last appearance was playing the Italian monk who became Saint Padre Pio in the Abel Ferrara biopic of the same name, which received dismal reviews at the Venice Film Festival and the Rio de Janeiro Film Festival
Legal war: LaBeouf will face his ex-girlfriend – Grammy-nominated FKA twigs (R, pictured in 2018) next – in a civil lawsuit over sexual battery allegations, set for April 17