Shia LaBeouf Sees 'Positives And Negatives' To 'Transformers' Re-Casting

And while Fox told MTV News that she "might be a little jealous when I see somebody kissing my Shia," LaBeouf acknowledged that there are both upsides and downsides to smooching with another actress while alien robots battle around them.

"I think there's positives and negatives to her not being [in the movie]," said LaBeouf, who was at the Toronto Film Festival to promote "Wall Street 2." "It's awesome that we get the discovery again. I think when everybody's vetted and everybody's been through these wars, then that discovery of the first film is nonexistent. It's kind of beautiful in that we get a new set of eyes, a fresh set of eyes for the audience to vibe with. So you get the discovery again, which is something that wouldn't happen if Megan came back."

Yet he still counts Fox as a good friend, and praised her turns in the first two "Transformers" flicks. As for Huntington-Whiteley, who will make her acting debut in the new film, LaBeouf said she's "doing great," though there's little he could do to prepare her for the experience of working with famously fiery director Michael Bay.

"You can only do so much," he laughed. "Fight or flight. A tap on the back and a 'Good luck!' "

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Transformers 3 star Rosie Huntington-Whiteley 'doing great' says Shia LaBeouf

Shia LaBeouf has joked that there was little he could do to prepare Rosie Huntington-Whiteley for the experience of working with the director of Transformers 3.

The lingerie model was cast in the movie after Megan Fox, who played feisty Mikaela Banes in the two previous films, decided not to return for the third instalment.

He told MTV.com that Rosie was "doing great" and said of preparing her for director Michael Bay, who has a demanding reputation on set: "You can only do so much. Fight or flight. A tap on the back and a 'Good luck!'".

The 24-year-old reckons there are pros and cons to Megan Fox not being in Transformers 3.

He said: "I think there's positives and negatives to her not being (in the movie) - it's awesome that we get the discovery again."

He added: "It's kind of beautiful in that we get a new set of eyes, a fresh set of eyes for the audience to vibe with, so you get the discovery again, which is something that wouldn't happen if Megan came back."

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Megan Fox Admits Watching Transformers 3 Will Be Weird

She’s been dropped from the franchise…

Megan Fox has told MTV News she’ll definitely watch the new Transformers film, even if it will be a strange experience.
The gorgeous star was dropped from the franchise for the third movie and has been replaced by Brit Rosie Huntington Whiteley.

Fox told our US team: “I will see it… I might be a little jealous when I see somebody kissing my Shia [LaBeouf], wearing my jeans that I ... already had been fit for.

She added: “It's kind of weird, actually.”

Megan also commented on her replacement, saying: “She's 6 feet tall also, so maybe they're not the exact same jeans, But it will be strange.”

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Trouble on Transformers Set: Production Shut Down After Serious Injury

An extra was hospitalized Wednesday evening after suffering a severe head injury during filming of a stunt that went awry.

According to the Indiana State Police, the woman, who was not part of the stunt team was behind the wheel of a car when an object smashed through her windshield.

"Preliminary investigation revealed that shortly before 7 p.m, the movie crew was filming a stunt using numerous vehicles and drivers," authorities said in a statement. "During this stunt, an object struck a 2006 Toyota, hitting the vehicle, and then went through the windshield hitting the driver."

Her car in turn plowed into a median barrier wall and continued on about a mile before coming to a halt.

A local ABC affiliate identified the victim as 24-year-old Gabriela Cedillo and quoted a fellow extra as saying she had been injured by a tow cable that came loose.

"The vehicle was being towed by another vehicle," extra Blaine Baker told the station. "The cable between the two vehicles broke. It whipped around and sliced through the woman's car and sliced through her skull, apparently."

Production was immediately suspended, and Cedillo was airlifted to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., in critical condition. The hospital would not comment on her current status.

Police are probing the mishap. Reps for Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks, the studios coreleasing Transformers 3, have yet to comment.

The Michael Bay-directed flick, starring Shia LaBeouf and newcomer Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (in place of the departed Megan Fox), had been scheduled to film today in Chicago's Millennium Park. But that shoot has since been canceled and it's unknown if the accident played a role in that decision.


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