As of two weeks ago, it seemed that Transformers star Shia LaBeouf would not be a part of the upcoming film adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan’s Y: The Last Man.

He had seemingly opted out of the project where he would of again been paired with director D.J. Caruso. As a self-proclaimed lover of the comics himself, he admittedly stated that the lead character is far too similar to the Sam Witwicky character he plays in the Transformers franchise (and I would argue most other roles too…).

Y: The Last Man is the critically acclaimed and highly successful Vertigo comic series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. The story follows the epic journey of Yorick Brown and his pet monkey, Ampersand, as the only two known mammals possessing a Y chromosome left on earth as they travel through the new and chaotic world looking for answers and a long lost love.

The project has been set to be helmed by DJ Caruso (Disturbia, Eagle Eye) and for a long time, it seemed that Caruso’s go-to guy, Shia LaBeouf, would play the lead. LaBeouf was interested and pre-Transformers I would of said he’d be a pretty decent choice. The problem is that Shia’s now over-exposed and he plays the same guy in every movie he’s in.