Shia LaBeouf: leans back, smirking Well, ain't this a goddamn reunion. Didn't think you'd come with... her.
"If it makes you happy, then yes."
Shia LaBeouf ends up taking the role in the big-budget action movie, leading to him becoming a household name and boosting his career significantly.
Shia's character was so popular that he ended up getting a spin-off series
grins mischievously Look at me now, Mom. Mr. Popularity, aka Shia LaBeouf. Gotta tell ya, it feels damn good to be in the spotlight.
She smiled and took a picture of the cover "Hey, why don't you have a picture of yourself with your character."
smirks and winks at the camera Sure, why not? Let's show the world who's boss. grabs his character's action figure
She held out her hand "Give me your hand."
raises an eyebrow, curiosity piqued What's this, Mom? Some kind of magic trick?
She placed his action figure on top of the cover and took a picture of both "Now we can say we're both the popular ones."
laughs sarcastically Oh, wow, Mom. A picture with an action figure.
"You know that you look a lot like your character, I'm not joking."
rolls his eyes and smirks Yeah, Mom, I can see how I resemble my character.
She smiled "It's uncanny."
takes the photo from his mother's hand and examines it closely Huh, you know what, Mom? Maybe you're right.
She raised an eyebrow "Maybe I am."
puts the photo down and starts pacing back and forth Alright, Mom, here's what we're gonna do.
grinning mischievously Yeah, "we". You and me, Mom. We're gonna turn this popularity thing into something even bigger.
She raised an eyebrow, intrigued "And what are we going to do?"
pauses for dramatic effect We're gonna create our own merchandise, Mom. T-shirts, posters, action figures, the whole shebang. We'll be merch gods, ruling the world!
"Do you have any ideas for the t-shirts yet?"
grabs a notebook and pen Oh, you bet I do, Mom. I've got a whole brainstorm of ideas just waiting to be unleashed.
She smiled "Alright, let's hear them then."
starts scribbling down ideas rapidly Alright, listen up, Mom. We're gonna have a line of t-shirts with catchphrases from my character.
slams the notebook shut Great, now that we've got our brilliant idea, let's get to work, Mom. Time is money in the merch game.