I do love a good celebrity feud and it’s been too long since we’ve had one so here’s hoping that Harrison Ford‘s latest comments that see him calling Shia LaBeouf a “f#cking idiot” spark a feud between the two former co-stars.
But first let’s go back to the start when the two of them co-starred in 2008′s Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, which was a blockbuster hit earning over $800 million but was destroyed by critics and fans of the franchise. Then last year LaBeouf spoke about the film and how he was disappointed in it, he said:
“I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished… You can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on (director) Steven Spielberg. But the actor’s job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn’t do it. We (Ford and LaBeouf) had major discussions. He wasn’t happy with it either.”
Well now in an interview with Details magazine (via NME) Ford has spoken out about 25-year-old LaBeouf, he says “I think he was a f**king idiot. As an actor, I think it’s my obligation to support the film without making a complete a** of myself. Shia is ambitious, attentive, and talented – and he’s learning how to deal with a situation which is very unique and difficult.”
Ya know I agree with both of them. I agree with LaBeouf because the movie was a disaster and was painful to watch, but I agree with Ford because well he’s right LaBeouf is an idiot. Plus it’s Harrison Ford, who could argue with Han Solo? What are your thoughts on this?
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There was an awful lot of drama behind the scenes of the “Transformers” movies, and as it turns out, it was an interview about the trouble, not the issues themselves, that got Megan Fox fired from the series.
Michael Bay broke his silence for the first time about why Fox was replaced after two films as Shia LaBeouf‘s lady co-star, saying that it was her unfortunate dictatorial comparison that did her in.
“You know the Hitler thing. Steven (Spielberg) said, fire her right now,” Bay said, according to the Daily Mail. Spielberg is the executive producer on the films, and the Hitler thing refers to comments she made to Wonderland Magazine in 2009.
“He’s like Napoleon and he wants to create this insane, infamous mad-man reputation,” Fox told the magazine. “He wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So he’s a nightmare to work for but when you get him away from set, and he’s not in director mode, I kind of really enjoy his personality because he’s so awkward, so hopelessly awkward. He has no social skills at all. And it’s endearing to watch him.”
Following her dumping from the film, Fox claimed that it was her idea to leave, with her rep telling People Magazine, “”It was her decision not to return. She wishes the franchise the best.”
LaBeouf, never one shy to share his opinions, recently gave some insight to some of the disagreements that Fox and Bay had on set.
“Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment [stuff] that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael, who some people think is a very lascivious filmmaker, the way he films women,” LaBeouf told the Los Angeles Times. “Mike films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old sexuality. It’s summer. It’s Michael’s style. And I think [Fox] never got comfortable with it. This is a girl who was taken from complete obscurity and placed in a sex-driven role in front of the whole world and told she was the sexiest woman in America. And she had a hard time accepting it. When Mike would ask her to do specific things, there was no time for fluffy talk. We’re on the run. And the one thing Mike lacks is tact. There’s no time for [LaBeouf assumes a gentle voice] ‘I would like you to just arch your back 70 degrees.’”
In her place, Bay hired Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley to play LaBeouf’s new love interest. “Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon” hits theaters June 29th.
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was announced as the number 1 spot on Maxim Magazine’s Hot 100 list for 2011 so it’s only fitting that she is featured in a hot photoshoot for the magazine. Oh and while they had her they also tried talk to her about her role in Transformers 3, here is what she said:
What’s Dark of the Moon about? Sam, Shia LaBeouf’s character, has to save the world, and he’s got a new girlfriend, which is my character, Carly. Things unfold a little bit darker than they seem at first…
Is Megan Fox’s disappearance explained? Yes, it’s explained, but that’s all I’m saying.
Is it explained with explosions? This is a Michael Bay movie, after all. Well, Shia and I are explosive together! The movie begins with us in a new relationship, and then we go from there.
I’m not a big fan of the Transformers movies to be honest but I will definitely be going to see this as soon as it gets released and most of the reason I will see it is featured in the photos and video below.
Megan Fox is known as one of the hottest women in the world, but according to her Transformers co-star Shia LeBeouf the vibe on set between Fox and director Michael Bay was very tense.
In an interview with Hero Complex LeBeouf says that;
“Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment [stuff] that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael, who some people think is a very lascivious filmmaker, the way he films women.”
“Mike films women in a way that appeals to a 16-year-old sexuality. It’s summer. It’s Michael’s style. And I think [Fox] never got comfortable with it. This is a girl who was taken from complete obscurity and placed in a sex-driven role in front of the whole world and told she was the sexiest woman in America. And she had a hard time accepting it.”
“When Mike would ask her to do specific things, there was no time for fluffy talk. We’re on the run. And the one thing Mike lacks is tact. There’s no time for [LaBeouf assumes a gentle voice] ‘I would like you to just arch your back 70 degrees.’”
Apparently the vibe on set is totally chill when it comes to LeBeouf’s new leading lady in Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Rosie Huntington-Whitely was brought in when Bay fired Fox over all the slanderous b.s. she had been talking.
“Rosie comes with this Victoria’s Secret background, and she’s comfortable with it, so she can get down with Mike’s way of working and it makes the whole set vibe very different,” LaBeouf said.
Well, I’ll totally agree that Megan Fox is hot, but so is Victoria Secret model Rosie. So let’s just hope the third go at a Transformers film is better than the crap that passed for a second film.
My weekend was basically me being a drunk mess but I wasn’t as bad as Shia LaBeouf, who got himself into a bar fight on Friday night in Los Angeles and was then placed in handcuffs by the LAPD.
TMZ reports that Shia was in his local bar, Mad Bulls Tavern, in Sherman Oaks on Friday night and according to people who were in the bar he got too rowdy so some guy got fed up of all this and decided to punch Shia in the face.
But as usual there is always another side to the story and his friends are saying that when Shia was leaving the bar some guy jumped on him. Police were called and handcuffed everybody but they didn’t end up arresting any of them.
A security guard who works for the bar says that Shia was innocent and did get jump. There is also a video of the events but you can’t see jack in it.
Forbes have come up with a list of the top earning on-screen couples ever and it’s pretty much full of people who starred together in a franchise. As opposed to back in the day when Hollywood stars would star in a few movies together. Before I even read the list I knew who would be on top, take a look for yourself…
Ben Stiller and Teri Polo, $1 billion
Little Fockers might be one of the worst reviewed movies of 2010, but it is making a lot of money. So far the Meet the Parents trilogy has earned $1 billion at the box office. With those kinds of numbers, a fourth movie can’t be far behind. Expect more trouble for the young marrieds played by Stiller and Polo.
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Robert Downey Jr. and Gwyneth Paltrow, $1.2 billion
We didn’t include this couple when we first did this list last year because after the first Iron Man, they still weren’t really a couple. But in the second movie, Downey’s Tony Stark admitted his feelings for Paltrow’s Pepper Potts. No word on if Paltrow will make an appearance in the upcoming film The Avengers, which will feature Iron Man, among other heroes.
Natalie Portman and Hayden Christensen, $1.5 billion
Hayden Christensen didn’t make his Star Wars debut as Anakin Skywalker until the fifth movie, Attack of the Clones. But his relationship with Natalie Portman’s Padme was crucial to the sci-fi tale as the pair ultimately became parents to Luke and Leia.
Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, $1.5 billion
Transformers is really all about robots that turn into cars but somewhere in the first two movies was a love story between LaBeouf’s Sam Witwicky and Fox’s Mikaela Banes. The two couldn’t have been that inseparable though because director Michael Bay decided to jettison Fox in the third movie in favor of Victoria’s Secret model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley.
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, $1.8 billion
While romance is secondary in some of the films discussed on this list, it’s the main theme in the Twilight series about a human girl, played by Stewart, who falls for Pattinson’s sensitive vampire. There are still two films left in the successful franchise. A movie based on the first half of Breaking Dawn hits theaters this coming November.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, $1.9 billion
For a film with equal parts romance and action it’s hard to do better than Titanic. The 1997 film featured a pair of doomed, class-crossed lovers set against the epic sinking of the giant cruise ship. The film is the second-highest-grossing of all time with $1.8 billion. DiCaprio and Winslet appeared together again in the much smaller film Revolutionary Road in 2008.
Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley, $2.7 billion
Yes, the Pirates franchise is mostly about Johnny Depp staggering around like a drunk who just fell into a case of makeup. But for the first three films there was a romance that helped ground the movies. Seems like Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer didn’t think it was crucial to the story though. Bloom and Knightley’s characters have been written out of the fourth installment.
Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler, $3 billion
As Aragorn and the elf Arwen, Mortensen and Tyler play a pair of lovers struggling to maintain a relationship amid an epic quest to destroy evil. The pair helped make the fantasy films a bit more relatable for people who got confused by all the characters in Middle Earth. No word on if the pair will appear in the upcoming prequel: The Hobbit.
Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, $6.3 billion
It took seven movies but Ron and Hermione are finally acting on their long simmering love. In the most recent Harry Potter film, Rupert Grint got to do a bit of bravura acting watching his worst fears come to life, including Watson’s Hermione falling in love with Harry instead of him. Expect the pair to finally smooch in the final film hitting theaters this summer.
With all the celebrity couples breaking up this year, Mama Pop have come up with a list of what celebrities could actually work out if they hooked up together.
1. Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan
These two make the perfect pair. They have a lot in common. They both have a love of the drugs. They both know their lawyers very well. They have both been to rehab several times. When they get out of rehab, they both go back to doing the same things that put them into jail and rehab. Why not just join forces?
2. Madonna and Tiger Woods
There are a lot of cheaters in the celebrity world, a lot. But somehow, I feel as if Madonna, who supposedly cheated on Guy Ritchie with A-Rod, might be able to tame this Tiger a little.
3. Erykah Badu and Lenny Kravitz
These two would make an ideal couple for a lot of reasons. They are beautiful. They are musical legends. They have dreadlocks. They are fashion icons. Who wouldn’t want to see these two hook up? I know I do.
4. Kim Basinger and Matthew McConaughey
These two seem an unlikely pair. However, they both have irrational fears. This gives them something in common. Kim has a fear of open spaces. Matthew has a fear of tunnels and revolving doors. This commonality, I believe would make a great first date conversation and thus, the beginnings of a wonderful relationship.
5. Demi Lovato and Lance Armstrong
I know. Right now, you’re thinking, “Why are you putting these two together?” They are two of the most followed and searched for celebrities on Twitter. This would be a great couple because they would be able to tweet their love to each other. (Don’t worry, she’s 18 and he did date an Olson twin.)
6. Taylor Swift and um… nobody
She keeps writing songs about her breakups. And she said on her next album that she’s naming names. Seriously. Stop her. She’s too young to be so bitter. It doesn’t look good on her.
I would add Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf to this list, just because they were perfect in Transformers. Any celebrities you think should hook up?
source: The Celebrities Who Should Be Couples But Aren’t [Mama Pop]
Happy Friday! It’s that time again for Gone Hollywood to give you the best of the best in celebrity quotes for this week! Today, we’ve got some goodies. Joaquin Phoenix has released the crazy and has re-emerged, shaven on David Letterman, Megan Fox talks about being jealous of Shia LaBeouf’s new co-star and Jennifer Lopez’s Idol “diva demands”. Enjoy!
“I was in dirty diapers when she did Dirty Dancing.”
– Jennifer Grey’sDancing with the Stars partner Derek Hough, to People
“We heard that she only likes yellow M&Ms.”
– American Idol executive producer Nigel Lythgoe, joking about the diva rumors that surround new judge Jennifer Lopez, at a press conference
“Elmo’s up, Elmo’s down, Elmo’s round-n-round…”
– Elmo, singing along with Katy Perry to a slightly altered version of her hit song “Hot N Cold” for a Sesame Street segment that has been pulled from the show
“The second you come into my house I bring you to the sink, show you the soap, then hand sanitizer and then I follow you around with baby wipes. Then I wipe the knobs and stuff.”
– Eric Dane, on becoming a new dad and a germaphobe, on Lopez Tonight
“When I met Justin [Timberlake], I thought I was going to faint…But Jessica Biel was there, so I was like, ‘This is not my night…’”
– Glee guest star Charice, on meeting her celebrity crush, to People
“What is your bust size?”
– Kathy Lee Gifford, grilling the Chippendales dancers who came to visit her on the Today show
“I might be a little jealous when I see somebody kissing my Shia, wearing my jeans that I already had been fit for.”
– Ex-Transformers star Megan Fox, on being replaced in the third installment of the franchise, to MTV
“I’m so proud to be on the 2,999th show. I almost made it to the 3,000 show, which has Justin Bieber, the Pope and a special appearance by Paris Hilton, who’s going to demonstrate the differences between chewing gum and cocaine.”
– Nathan Lane, on The View
“I’m a bodywash guy. It freaks me out to use soap.”
– Kenny Chesney, to People
“All the promotion you got from being on here that night…That’s free publicity. So we want a little something for that, and my talent fee – you know, it’s not my first rodeo.”
– David Letterman, trying to get some kickback from Joaquin Phoenix, whose prior appearance on the show turned out to be all an act for his mockumentary, I’m Still Here
Forbes have come up with a list of the 10 most profitable actors in Hollywood at the moment, now don’t confuse this list with the most paid actors because this is based on how much money the movie studio makes back for every dollar they paid the actors.
10. Sarah Jessica Parker, $17
When it comes to Sex and the City movies, Sarah Jessica Parker is a great investment. In other movies, not so much. Her 2009 film Did You Hear About the Morgans earned an anemic $85 million at the global box office. Compare that with her two Sex and the City movies, which have earned a total $705 million.
9. Nicolas Cage, $17
Cage makes our list mostly thanks to the 2009 film Knowing, which earned a healthy $184 million on an estimated budget of $50 million. The budget was able to stay low because the producers went with Cage over someone who would have cost much more like Will Smith or Johnny Depp.
8. Johnny Depp, $18
Depp is the rare actor on our list who earns more than almost every actor in Hollywood but still manages to offer a good return on investment. That’s because his films do phenomenally. Alice in Wonderland has earned $1 billion. Public Enemies brought in $215 million. As long as he continues to be a major draw overseas and his films keep performing, Depp will continue to get one of the highest paydays in Hollywood.
7. Meryl Stree, $21
The actress (2008′s most profitable actress) proves again and again that age and gender do not determine box-office draw. Mamma Mia earned $610 million at the global box office. It’s Complicated brought in $220 million. As soon as Streep starts earning the same as her male peers, she’ll likely work her way off of our list.
6. Jennifer Aniston, $21
Another woman on our list: Jennifer Aniston (2007′s most profitable actress). The star makes a surprising appearance in sixth place with a $21 return for every $1 she is paid. (She’s tied with Meryl Streep.) Although one of her included movies, Love Happens, was a huge flop, He’s Just Not that Into You and The Bounty Hunter (with $136 million at the global box office on an estimated budget of $40 million) actually did well.
5. Cate Blanchett, $27
The actress has played the female lead in two recent high-grossing films: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Robin Hood (which brought in $310 million despite a weak opening). In both cases she earned significantly less than her male costars, which is why Blanchett makes our top 10 list while Russell Crowe and Brad Pitt do not.
4. Robert Downey Jr., $33
It wasn’t so long ago that Downey (2008′s most profitable actor) was a Hollywood pariah because of his drug and alcohol problems. That helped shrink his quote when he started his comeback in 2008 with the first Iron Man. Since then he’s starred in some of the highest-grossing films of the past few years, including Sherlock Holmes ($517 million) and Iron Man 2 ($622 million) while his payday has stayed relatively low.
3. Daniel Radcliffe, $61
The Harry Potter movies are the kind of high-budget films that would usually hurt an actor on this list unless he was earning under $10 million total. But Radcliffe lands in third place (with a $61 return for ever dollar he earns) because the films earn so much money. The entire franchise has so far brought in $5.4 billion at the global box office making his growing salary seem like a drop in the bucket.
2. Anne Hathaway, $64
For the sake of our return on investment list, being a woman in Hollywood is a good thing. They tend to earn less so when their films hit, they offer a good return. Hathaway lands so high on our list thanks to Alice in Wonderland. For every dollar she earns studios earn $64 off of her films. Most of that payback is coming from Alice. The Disney 3-D film was a gigantic hit earning $1 billion at the global box office, and Hathaway earned much less than star Johnny Depp. But she also benefits from 2009′s Bride Wars, which was a modest hit earning $115 million at the global box office on a low estimated budget of $30 million.
1. Shia LaBeouf, $81
LaBeouf tops our list for the second year in a row thanks to his relatively low-paid work in high-earning films like Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and the second Transformers movie. As his box office grows so will his quote, which means it will be harder for him to stay at the top of our list unless his films earn proportionally more money. When LaBeouf starred in the first Transformers movie in 2007, Viacom’s Paramount Studio was able to pay him under $5 million. It had to bump that up considerably for the second film (which earned $833 million in 2009), but LaBeouf still isn’t earning $20 million upfront to star in a picture.
As a result, he offers a great return on investment. For every $1 studios spend on the 24-year-old actor his films return an average $81 of profit. For our list this year LaBeouf also benefits from the fourth Indiana Jones film, which earned $790 million in 2008. George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford split the bulk of the profits from that movie leaving LaBeouf as a profitable costar. As the actor’s fame (and box-office earnings) increase he’ll be able to demand more for each film which will hurt his return on investment number unless the films are gigantic blockbusters. That could be the case with the next Transformers movie. LaBeouf was able to ask for more money upfront but because the movie is being filmed in 3-D, it should earn even more than Transformers 2.
source: Hollywood’s Best Actors For The Buck [Forbes]
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley owes more to Victoria’s Secret than a congratulations video.
The British lingerie model, who recently won Megan Fox‘s role in “Transformers 3,” wore a white transparent lingerie top and panties to her love scene audition with Shia LaBeouf.
“She had to meet Shia to see if they gelled,” an on-set source told the magazine. “Having her in as little clothing as possible was just the icing on the cake. When she walked down a staircase in that outfit – wow.â€
Last week, deadline.com confirmed that Jason Statham’s girlfriend was Fox’s successor in the third installment of Michael Bay’s blockbuster.
Following the announcement, Victoria’s Secret released a video montage congratulating Huntington-Whiteley on her first movie role.
The 23-year-old Brit became the “T3″ front-runner – beating out Sarah Wright and SI cover girl Brooklyn Decker – after auditioning for Bay in early May.
The filmmaker only had a week left to decide who would take the place of Fox.
“No matter what people spin or say, Megan Fox left on her on terms. She was very tired of Michael, he always had an attitude. So it wasn’t a surprise she had enough.”
I’m fairly certain, she will act no better than Megan Fox. Does anyone think she’s a good actress?
source: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley wore transparent lingerie to ‘Transformers 3′ audition with Shia LaBeouf [ny daily news]
