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Shia LaBeouf Sent Sex Tapes to Lars Von Trier For ‘Nymphomaniac’ Role
Actor says hardcore footage helped him land the lead
Shia LaBeouf revealed on Chelsea Lately last night that he landed the lead in Lars Von Trier‘s upcoming film Nymphomaniac by sending the director a sex tape. “I sent him videotapes of me and my girlfriend having sex and that’s how I got the job,” LaBeouf told Chelsea Handler.
Eyes are on Nymphomaniac after Von Trier said the sexually charged film would contain footage of real, unsimulated sex. Though he’s a former child star, LaBeouf has taken some particularly adult turns lately, appearing naked in Sigur Rós’ video for “Fjögur Píanó” and starring in the gritty Prohibition-era flick Lawless.