The Rise of Shia LaBeouf

1 month ago 15th Oct 09:05

Shia LaBeouf is the young star whose has, in a very short space of time, climbed the Hollywood tree to become one of it’s most promising newcomers winning over fans and big named directors with his performances.

Despite starring in movies such as Holes and I Robot he made his big breakthrough in the summer of 2007 in Michael Bay’s Transformers, a role which propelled him to super stardom.

And this week sees him return to the big screen in Eagle Eye, a film which reunites him with Disturbia director D.J Caruso.

Eagle Eye is a change of pace again for the young actor as he takes on the political thriller in the role of Jerry Shaw who is thrown together with stranger Rachel Holloman by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met.

Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations--using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move.

As the situation escalates, these two ordinary people become the country's most wanted fugitives, who must work together to discover what is really happening--and more importantly, why.

Despite not receiving glittering reviews from the critics Shia fans have come out in droves sending Eagle Eye to the top of the US box office as well as around the world proving that anything with his name on the cast list is, for now at least, a sure fire hit.

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