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Shia LaBeouf transforms himself for Indiana Jones role | Herald Sun 

HERE in LA, there's an air of excitement surrounding the highly anticipated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And it's not just because this is Steven Spielberg's first Indy film in 20 years.

No, this buzz is all about hot new Hollywood in the shape of a 21-year-old actor whose name confuses the most intelligent reader, Shia LaBeouf. . . .

So when he eventually bounds into the hotel where we've arranged to meet, it's something of an anticlimax to find that he's, well, just a 21-year-old guy, who's desperate for a smoke. He immediately asks that we move all conversation to the patio, so he can puff.

"Yes, I smoke," he admits shamefacedly. "It's probably the worst thing I do. I leave wet towels on the floor, too. I don't think I'm the quintessential guy to look up to right now because I'm still building myself."

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