This Article is From Oct 19, 2011

Jason Statham not replacing LaBeouf in Transformers

Jason Statham not replacing LaBeouf in Transformers

Highlights

  • Transporter star Jason Statham has denied reports that he will replace actor Shia LaBeouf in the upcoming 'Transformers' films.
  • After LaBeouf said on several different occasions that he will not return for the next Transformers movies, rumors ran wild that Statham was slated to replace him.
  • However, the 44-year-old actor, whose girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaced Megan Fox in Transformers: Dark of the Moon has slammed the speculations.
  • "You know, I don't know how those things start. You read them. Someone told me about it. [But] the internet is a dangerous place. There's a lot of stuff out there," he said.
  • Though denying his involvement in the next Transformers films, Statham still sang praises of director Michael Bay.
  • "I've got a lot of stuff in front of me, but Michael Bay is a talented man. This last one just made a billion dollars around the world, so people like his films. He's a talented man," said the British actor.
Los Angeles: Transporter star Jason Statham has denied reports that he will replace actor Shia LaBeouf in the upcoming 'Transformers' films.

After LaBeouf said on several different occasions that he will not return for the next Transformers movies, rumors ran wild that Statham was slated to replace him.

However, the 44-year-old actor, whose girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley replaced Megan Fox in Transformers: Dark of the Moon has slammed the speculations.

"You know, I don't know how those things start. You read them. Someone told me about it. [But] the internet is a dangerous place. There's a lot of stuff out there," he said.

Though denying his involvement in the next Transformers films, Statham still sang praises of director Michael Bay.

"I've got a lot of stuff in front of me, but Michael Bay is a talented man. This last one just made a billion dollars around the world, so people like his films. He's a talented man," said the British actor.
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