Shia LaBeouf 'repeatedly slashed his own face with a knife' while filming... his Fury co-star reveals

By Karen Mizoguchi for MailOnline

Published: 15:08 EST, 5 October 2014 | Updated: 19:38 EST, 5 October 2014

He has been battling with his own problems in his personal life, but when it comes to his work, there is no question that Shia LaBeouf is dedicated.

It has been revealed that the 28-year-old actor completely immersed himself in a role as a tank's gunner in the wartime drama Fury.

Shia stunned his co-star Logan Lerman with the lengths he would go to in order to make his portrayal seem authentic even repeatedly slashing his own face while shooting the film.

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Anything for the role: Shia LaBeouf stunned his Fury co-star Logan Lerman with the lengths he would go to in order to make his portrayal seem authentic even repeatedly slashing his own face while shooting the wartime drama

Anything for the role: Shia LaBeouf stunned his Fury co-star Logan Lerman with the lengths he would go to in order to make his portrayal seem authentic even repeatedly slashing his own face while shooting the wartime drama

Logan revealed: 'We were in make-up and they were putting cuts on Shia and I said, 'Yeah, yeah, it looks good.' And Shia was like, 'No, it doesn't look real.'

'Then he walks out into the hallway and says, 'Hey man, wanna see something fun? Check this out...' and he takes out a knife and cuts his face. And for the whole movie he kept opening these cuts on his face. That's all real.'

And the Nymphomaniac actor also insisted on having a dentist remove one of his teeth.

Are those the cuts? According to Logan, Shia thought the makeup artists on set couldn't portray his scars real enough and so the actor went ahead and cut his face with a blade

Are those the cuts? According to Logan, Shia thought the makeup artists on set couldn't portray his scars real enough and so the actor went ahead and cut his face with a blade

For the film: Logan said: '[Shia] takes out a knife and cuts his face. And for the whole movie he kept opening these cuts on his face. That's all real'

For the film: Logan said: '[Shia] takes out a knife and cuts his face. And for the whole movie he kept opening these cuts on his face. That's all real'

Logan added: 'I mean, he didn't do it himself, he did go to a dentist and asked them to pull his tooth out but yeah, what an odd request.'

Shia - who didn't wash during filming - learned to operate the tank to an expert level and insisted on staying in control of the vehicle even when he wasn't needed on set.

Logan told Britain's GQ magazine: 'He really spent every moment on that set. He's the guy operating the turret in every shot, even when you don't need to be in there as an actor. You know, you can have somebody else inside. But he was there, for every shot.'

Even pulled out a tooth: Shia posted this selfie on his Twitter showing his missing bottom tooth

Even pulled out a tooth: Shia posted this selfie on his Twitter showing his missing bottom tooth

Serious actor: The 28-year-old completely immersed himself in a role as a tank's gunner in the wartime drama Fury

Serious actor: The 28-year-old completely immersed himself in a role as a tank's gunner in the wartime drama Fury

Fury: The film also stars Brad Pitt, Kevin Vance and John Bernthal

Fury: The film also stars Brad Pitt, Kevin Vance and John Bernthal

On Friday, a fully bearded Shia was seen walking around Los Angeles without a scratch on his face.

The actor channeled his Fury character Boyd 'Bible' Swan as he wore lace-up combat boots with his casual outfit.

He wore a white T-shirt and a pair of black skinny jeans for the outing. 

Back to reality? On Friday, a fully bearded Shia was seen walking around Los Angeles without a scratch on his face

Back to reality? On Friday, a fully bearded Shia was seen walking around Los Angeles without a scratch on his face

 

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