The Bearded Trio

While we know Harrison Ford will be returning as Indiana Jones in the fifth installment of the legendary franchise, his on-screen son will not be joining him. Screenwriter David Koepp confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that Shia LaBeouf would not be reprising the role of Mutt Williams. “Harrison plays Indiana Jones, that I can certainly say,” screenwriter David Koepp, who has penned a script for the fifth film in the storied Indiana Jones franchise, tells EW. “And the Shia LaBeouf character is not in the film.” About the film in general, Koepp goes on to say: “We’re plugging away at it. In terms of when we would start, I think that’s up to Mr. Spielberg and Mr. Ford,” he continues, playfully teasing that the plot will involve “some precious artifact that they’re all looking for” throughout the film. “I know we’ve got a script we’re mostly happy with. Work will be endless, of course, and ongoing, and Steven just finished shooting The Post …. If the stars align, hopefully it’l...

Love him or hate him one thing is certain Shia LaBeouf has always been headline grabbing and for the wrong reasons.  Now it seems the Indiana Jones actor has had enough of life in the public eye and is throwing in the towel. Following a much publicized case of plagiarism and its ensuing fallout, the actor has announced over Twitter that he is "retiring from all public life". Since appearing in a movie is about as public as you can get, we can assume that this statement means there will be no more Shia LaBeouf movies. LaBeouf says the move is due to "the recent attacks against my artistic integrity," referring to his highly publicized plagiarism of Daniel Clowes' graphic novel Justin M. Damiano. LaBeouf's short film HowardCantour.com was a blatant rip-off of Justin M. Damiano, and to make matters worse, when he tried to apologize to Clowes, he did so using plagiarized apologies from other celebrities! He was also criticized by many other high-profile a...