shia labeouf wo n't be making his broadway debut this season after all .
mr. hanks reconsidered only years later , after running into ephron while promoting his 2011 movie “ larry crowne .
but the actor made waves earlier this year by saying that he is swearing off hollywood blockbusters in favor of riskier , indie - flavor projects .
” they got around to talking about “ lucky guy ” — she had turned it into a play , and hugh jackman had done a table reading — and mr. hanks asked to see the latest version .
“ i told nora that mcalary sounded like a real ” jerk , mr. hanks said , using a more piquant word — and a perceptive one , since mcalary ’s power came from his determination to be the biggest , baddest , bona fide ... jerk who ever dug into corrupt cops .
the 26 - year - old actor has quit the upcoming revival production of the play " orphans " in new york over " creative differences , " according to a news release sent wednesday .
in 2005 , al pacino appeared in a workshop production of the play , alongside jesse eisenberg , at the greenway court theatre in l.a. labeouf rose to fame starring in the " transformers " action movies and the most recent " indiana jones " installment .
” mr. hanks took an instant dislike to his character , mike mcalary , the muckraking columnist of new york city tabloids in the 1980s and ’ 90s .