Do YOU recognize this actor? Embattled movie star rocks a mullet while watching fashion show on the set of Francis Ford Coppola's upcoming epic Megalopolis

By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com

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An embattled Hollywood star was totally unrecognizable when he was spotted on the set of Megalopolis in Atlanta this Tuesday.

Directed by Francis Ford Coppola of The Godfather fame, the movie features a top-flight cast including Adam Driver, Forrest Whittaker, Aubrey Plaza and Jon Voight.

Laurence Fishburne, Dustin Hoffman, Jason Schwartzman, Nathalie Emmanuel and even the director's sister Talia Shire are all part of the project.

But in a fashion show scene that was shot this Tuesday, one particular boldface name was seen vanishing completely into his character. 

Sitting in the front row, he sported a lush mullet with a set of carefully shaped eyebrows and even appeared to be wearing a touch of eye makeup.

But can you guess who it is?

An embattled Hollywood star was totally unrecognizable when he was spotted on the set of Megalopolis

Vanishing into character: An embattled Hollywood star was totally unrecognizable when he was spotted on the set of Megalopolis in Atlanta this Tuesday

It's Shia LaBeouf!

Shia, 36, looked every inch the fashion industry insider in a wacky outfit that included gold suspenders and sheer stockings with Grecian prints.

Megalopolis, which is written by its director, tells a story about New York City being rebuilt as a utopia after getting leveled by a disaster.

The legendary filmmaker told Scenario magazine that his idea was inspired by 'a very famous and very mysterious incident in Roman history from the Republic, not the Empire, called the Catiline Conspiracy.'

Catiline was a tempestuous Roman politician who became infamous for his failed attempt to overthrow the consuls at the head of the republic.

'I’ve taken the characters of the Catiline Conspiracy and set them in modern New York,' said Coppola. 'So, in many ways, what it’s really about is metaphor - because if you walk around New York and look around, you could make Rome there.' 

Meanwhile, over the past few years Shia's career has proceeded under a cloud of scandals including allegations of domestic abuse made by his ex FKA Twigs.

Twigs sued Shia in 2020 for sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress, and has also accused him of knowingly giving her an STD.

Last year Shia appeared on Jon Bernthal's podcast Real Ones and confessed: 'I hurt that woman,' adding that 'in the process of doing that, I hurt many other people, and many other people before that woman.'

It's Shia LaBeouf!: Shia, 36, looked every inch the fashion industry insider in a wacky outfit that included gold suspenders and sheer stockings with Grecian prints

It's Shia LaBeouf!: Shia, 36, looked every inch the fashion industry insider in a wacky outfit that included gold suspenders and sheer stockings with Grecian prints

Sitting in the front row, he sported a lush mullet with a set of carefully shaped eyebrows
His fashionista look on the Megalopolis set this week was a far cry from his typical appearance

Transformation: His fashionista look on the Megalopolis set this week (left) was a far cry from his typical appearance as seen this past December (right) 

He found himself at the center of another controversy that year, this time involving Olivia Wilde's directorial venture Don't Worry Darling.

Shia was originally meant to be movie's leading man but was replaced by Harry Styles, who also dated Olivia during the making of the feature. 

Olivia initially claimed that she fired Shia because of her 'no a**hole policy,' saying is process was 'not conducive to the ethos that I demand in my productions.' 

Shia, still under the shadow of Twigs' abuse allegations, shot back by declaring that he quit because of a 'lack of rehearsal time.' 

He buttressed his side of the story by leaking an email he sent Olivia - plus video footage of her trying to persuade him not to leave the movie. 

'I feel like I'm not ready to give up on this yet, and I, too, am heartbroken and I want to figure this out,' Olivia said in the video. 

'You know, I think this might be a bit of a wake-up call for Miss Flo, and I want to know if you're open to giving this a shot with me, with us,' Olivia added. 

'If she really commits, if she really puts her mind and heart into it at this point and if you guys can make peace - and I respect your point of view, I respect hers - but if you guys can do it, what do you think? Is there hope? Will you let me know?' 

There he is: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola of The Godfather fame, the movie features a top-flight cast including Jason Schwartzmann, pictured on set this week

There he is: Directed by Francis Ford Coppola of The Godfather fame, the movie features a top-flight cast including Jason Schwartzmann, pictured on set this week

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