Honey Boy Trailer: Shia LaBeouf Delves Deeply Into His Troubled Life as a Child Actor in This Semi-Autobiographical Drama (Watch Video)
The trailer of Honey Boy, a semi-autobiographical film written by Shia LaBeouf is here. The movie also delves into LaBeouf's struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. We have to say, Honey Boy's trailer is beyond amazing and f all goes well this could be an Oscar contender. Watch the trailer inside.
The new trailer of Shia LaBeouf's meta-biographical film, Honey Boy is here and it shows an excellent look at the actor's life as a child actor. LaBeouf who has also written the screenplay of the film, shares his own experiences, of a young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years. In the trailer, we see his character struggling to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. Maika Monroe Now Part of Shia LaBeouf's Meta-biopic.
The trailer starts in 2005 with Lucas Hedges, LaBeouf's stand-in, named as Otis Lort, shouting "wait, wait!" before getting blown back on a movie set. The trailer has references to LaBeouf's iconic movies such as Holes and Transformers. As per Amazon Studious statement, "LaBeouf takes on the therapeutic challenge of playing a version of his own father, an ex-rodeo clown and a felon."Shia LaBeouf Birthday Special: When the Actor Shocked Fans With His Extreme Method Acting for Fury and Other Films.
There's a moving scene in the trailer where we see LaBeouf who plays the father saying, “How do you think it feels to have my son paying me?" and the kid responds saying, “You wouldn’t be here if I didn’t pay you."
Check out the trailer here:
The film stars Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges in lead roles along with LaBeouf himself. Dancer-singer FKA twigs also makes her debut with Honey Boy. The film has already impressed critics after its premiere at Sundance festival this year. It also won the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Prize for Vision and Craft at the Film Festival.
The film is produced by Har’el, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Daniela Taplin Lundberg, Anita Gou and Christopher Leggett. Honey Boy is produced by Automatik and Delirio, in association with Stay Gold Features, Kindred Spirit and Red Crown Productions. The film is slated to release on November 8.
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