Dude, f'real? In an interview with Superhero Hype, Shia Labeouf made it clear he has no desire to take on the role of Yorick Brown in a Y: The Last Man movie. His reason? The roles are too similar. Huh??
"You take Sam and you put a monkey on his shoulder," said LaBeouf of Yorick's sidekick Ampersand. "I don't know if it's that big a differential. It seems like he's the ordinary guy in an extraordinary situation again.
He added, "I'm not willing to make that movie currently, and may be too old to play the role by the time it does come around."
I'm not so sure Mr. Labeouf has read Brian K. Vaughn's classic series if he thinks the two parts are similar. Yorick is an extremely complex character, which he had to be given his situation as the last man on Earth surrounded by billions of women who simulataneously want to kill him and screw him. Sam Witwicky is just some dude along for the ride. His personality is still a blank slate, if you ask me. If there would be any similarity between the two characters on screen it would be because Labeouf is incapable of playing any role other than the one he plays in every single movie he stars in, whether that be Battle of Shaker Heights or Eagle Eye.
Frankly, I'm happy he doesn't want the part. Y the Last Man is arguably the best comic book series ever written, certainly in the pantheon of classics. If it ever gets off the ground it almost certainly will lead to a series of films that could stretch on for years. If I had my personal pick for the part of Yorick it'd be Ryan Reynolds. Maybe even Anton Yelchin. Two very different actors, I know, but I think they both bring more to the table than Shia ever could.
