Shia LaBeouf first rose to fame starring in Disney’s Channel’s Even Stevens, but it was 2003’s Holes that got his film career going. LaBeouf starred as lead protagonist Stanley Yelnats in the cinematic adaptation of Louis Sachar’s same-named novel, and the movie was met with positive critical reception. More than two decades later, I know I’m not alone in considering it one of the more underrated House of Mouse offerings worth streaming with your Disney+ subscription, but LaBeouf has now gone into great detail about his “horrible” experience filming Holes.
The actor was asked if he liked working on Holes during a fan Q&A at Steel City Comic-Con. He didn’t mince words with his response, captured by @TreyEversman. LaBeouf first recalled how though he considered Holes his “first real job” following his TV work, it was jolting when Disney moved him over to the popular family movie because he’d built “a family, a tribe” with the cast and crew of Even Stevens, and now he was in this “new tribe.” He continued:
