Scott Eastwood says there was a moment on the set of the 2014 war film “Fury” when he told Shia LaBeouf he was “going to whoop” him — and that Brad Pitt had to step between them to keep the peace.
Key facts
- Eastwood told the story on “Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard,” in an episode that aired August 3, 2026.
- The dispute was over a scripted moment: Eastwood’s character was supposed to spit tobacco juice on the tank the two rode in during filming.
- Eastwood has told versions of this story before, including in 2022.
- The new detail: Eastwood says LaBeouf pulled out a tooth and cut his own face while preparing for the role.
- No response from LaBeouf to Eastwood’s latest comments was found in the coverage reviewed.
The ‘Fury’ set story, retold
According to Eastwood’s account, the trouble started when LaBeouf objected to the scripted tobacco-spitting moment. The exchange got heated enough that Eastwood says he threatened to fight him, before Brad Pitt broke it up.
This isn’t a new incident — it’s a story from a movie made twelve years ago. This time, Eastwood added one new detail: he said LaBeouf, known for committing hard to a role, had pulled out a tooth and cut his own face while preparing to play the part. Eastwood didn’t say whether he saw that happen himself or heard about it from others on the production.
The tension on that set wasn’t a secret even at the time. Brad Pitt was quoted, in a comment reported by ABC News back in 2014, saying he’d gotten upset during the tank scene himself, only to realize afterward that Eastwood had simply been following the script.
LaBeouf’s separate legal trouble
Separately from the “Fury” story, one entertainment report said LaBeouf was charged with three counts of battery in a New Orleans incident and took a plea deal in June 2026.
What’s actually new: a movie and a franchise return
Amid all the old stories, there is something genuinely current: Eastwood’s World War II thriller “Lucky Strike,” in which he plays a U.S. soldier trapped behind enemy lines alongside Colin Hanks and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, opened in theaters June 26, 2026. It became available to buy or rent digitally and on disc August 4, 2026 — today, for anyone who missed the theatrical run.
He’s also confirmed to return as Little Nobody in the upcoming “Fast & Furious” sequels, continuing a role he’s played since “The Fate of the Furious.”
A busy summer of interviews
The LaBeouf story is just the latest in a run of interviews where Eastwood has been unusually candid.
In late June 2026, on “The Joe Rogan Experience,” he criticized a former collaborator — accounts differ on whether it was a co-star or a director — for quitting a film mid-production after money had already been spent, and for refusing to help cover the losses. He declined to name the person or the project, even when Rogan offered to keep it off the broadcast.