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Indy's New Whippersnapper

Posted Apr 13th 2007 1:55PM by TMZ Staff

After much speculation -- and denials from everyone involved with the film -- Shia LaBeouf has officially joined the cast of the next Indiana Jones flick.
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Producer George Lucas dropped the casting nugget on 710 ESPN Radio's "The Big Show With Steve Mason & John Ireland" before signing off, telling the show, "My director [Steven Spielberg] gets very angry if I say anything at all about the movie ... I said we live in the age of the Internet, nothing's gonna be a secret, nothing is a secret, but he [LaBeouf] is in the movie."

Someone should have told Lucas what keeping a secret means!

Spielberg, via the film's official website, confirmed Lucas' slip, posting a statement saying, "We are excited about bringing Shia into our Indy family. His talent has impressed not only his audiences throughout his young career but the directors, producers and fellow actors who have worked with him in his television career and now his film career."

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Tags: indiana jones, IndianaJones, shia labeouf, ShiaLabeouf, steven spielberg, StevenSpielberg

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1. That's just crazy

Posted at 2:23PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Brad Pitt Pictures

2. ...........................EXCELLENT!!!!! This young man is a TRUE Talent!!!.....................................

Posted at 2:23PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Old Dog

3. Yeah, this is coming from the same guys that thought Hayden Christiansen (and that other little shit that played Anakin) were da bomb!! Whateva!!

Posted at 2:25PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Boris

4. what is the big deal who's in what ? when? where ? why? is this suppose to bring more attention to another over hyped movie to come geezzz if their already starting the hype i can only imagine the hype to come and then the BIG LET DOWN when you see it

Posted at 2:29PM on Apr 13th 2007 by studly

5. Shia is a great and talented actor. It's great that he's going to be in another huge production. Can't wait to see him in transformers this summer.

Posted at 2:33PM on Apr 13th 2007 by tanya

6. Dear George Lucas,
Can I have my refund back for watching SW I & II. You ruined my great memories for the original trilogy.

Posted at 2:35PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Carl

7. Who the hell is Shia LeBeouf???

Posted at 3:20PM on Apr 13th 2007 by JT

8. This kid isn't gonna be Indiana Jones is he? Please, no!! Turn a legend into a putz.

Posted at 3:39PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Eric

9. Ya - I've known this for MONTHS. Studio people talk.

But - Shia is a great actor...maybe I'll actually go see this Indina Jones movie.

Posted at 3:42PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Anabel

10. Shia is a fantastic actor. He's been in numerous films & is a great casting choice. The negative folks obviously have never seen this young man in any of his previous films.

Posted at 5:29PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Eva

11. I've been around this kid and let me just say he's a douch. Disrepsectful. Also Disturbia is a knock-off of Hitchcocks old movie with Jimmy Stewart.

Posted at 5:29PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Josh

12. Eva - yes, we have - thats how and why we can comment and post Opinions.

Posted at 8:17PM on Apr 13th 2007 by Boo

13. shia is SEXY!! best casting ever!

GO SEE DISTURBIA!!! IT IS AMAzING!!

Posted at 9:13PM on Apr 13th 2007 by erica

14. Shia is awesome

Posted at 9:54PM on Apr 13th 2007 by robin

15. This kid had grown up a lot, so quit dissing him before he's even filmed anything for the movie, geez! Plus, you can sort of tell he's starting to get rather good-looking. He'll probably make a hot leading man in the next 5 to 10 years!

Posted at 10:38PM on Apr 13th 2007 by My2cents

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