Shia LaBeouf gets bruised and battered as he shoots aerial scenes for Transformers 3 (photo)

In the first two Transformers films, Shia LaBeouf's character Sam Witwicky has battled the deadliest of robots and nearly died on several occasions.

And it seems the third installment of the film franchise will live up to its predecessors, as LaBeouf showed as he filmed intricate aerial scenes on the set of the movie in Los Angeles yesterday.

After he took his harness off, LaBeouf had painful looking red marks down the side of his torso

The 24-year-old actor was strapped securely into a harness before being hoisted into the air to shoot the scenes in front of a huge blue screen.

LaBeouf was also seen shooting scenes alongside co-star Patrick Dempsey.

Malkovich added: 'I'd seen the first Transformers, which I liked and thought it was fun, and then Lorenzo and producer Mark Vahradian approached me about it. I like working with them very much.'

Since it started filming, Transformers 3 has caused controversy through the replacement of former lead role Megan Fox as well as a series of injuries which have occurred on set.

However, fans are still desperate to catch a glimpse of the new movie, and seen keen to see how British model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will adapt to playing Fox's role.

Transformers: The Dark of the Moon is set for release in the UK on 1st July, 2011

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