January 8, 2014 | Celeb Watch

Shia LaBeouf sent penis pics for role in movie

Shia LaBeouf's next big role is as Jerome in Nymphomaniac, a film that follows a woman's sexual explorations throughout her life. However, before LaBeouf got the part, he was asked to send naked pictures of himself to the production team.

"The first info we got - and I'll never forget this because my entire team reacted with such a fear - the first request on the production end, not from Lars, was pictures of my penis," LaBeouf revealed. "Previously in my career I'd been the everyman or the normal guy stuck in this extraordinary situation. Jerome was the opportunity to play a slimy, evil, blasphemous, mini-juggernaut of a man."

Because the role was so important to him, he obliged with a selfie of his stuff.

Of course, he isn't particularly shy; he exposed himself in a Sigur Ros video, after all.

Nymphomaniac opened in Denmark on December 25 and will be released in the US in two parts early this year.