“Honey Boy” is reportedly the nickname that LaBeouf’s father gave him when he was a child actor, but other than that, it’s not clear exactly how far the movie will go into Shia LaBeouf’s life.
Lucas Hedges has signed on to play Shia LaBeouf in Honey Boy, which LaBeouf wrote, essentially making it an auto-biopic.
Honey Boy will detail the relationship between Shia LaBeouf and his former clown and drug addict father, James.
Alma Har’el, the promising filmmaker behind 2011’s Bombay Beach will direct Honey Boy, and is expected to push Shia LaBeouf, which the actor really wants.