According to MTV, the resident bad boy has completed his run with robots. He’s starred in all three of the franchise’s films, which have all proved to be blockbuster hits, but when asked at the MTV Movie Awards last week if this would be his last, he said “For sure, I’m not coming back to do another one. I don’t think [director, Michael Bay] will either.”

Yet, the ever-so-confident star is not foolish enough to think that if he and Bay walk away from the film that the whole franchise will call it quits.

“It still is a hot property, I think, especially coming out of the third one. So I imagine they’ll reboot it at some point with someone else.” But LaBeouf won’t walk away and never look back, “You have an onus in it. I’ll enjoy it. I’ll go [see it] opening night, I’ll be there. But there is a disconnect. It’s mine, dude.”

LaBeouf’s take on the third film is nothing short of spectacular. He gushed about how ‘Dark of the Moon’ is the best movie they’ve made.

“It’s not a joke. I’m dead honest, man. I get myself in trouble all the time, but this is our best installment. It’s our best movie.” He continued, “It’s the best action, in terms of the geography. In the second one, you get confused as to who’s fighting who and where you are, because it’s such a big landscape. This one is ‘Black Hawk Down’-ish. It’s one location, and the geography is simple to understand.”

LaBeouf is joined by Tyrese Gibson, John Malkovich and Ken Jeong in the third ‘Transformers’ installment, set for release on June 29.

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An eyewitness to the altercation at Mad Bull’s Tavern in Sherman Oaks, Calif., tells Us the actor, 24, was taunted by a fellow patron inside the bar before being “sucker punched in the mouth” when their conversation was taken outside. A second eyewitness reports singer Ashlee Simpson was also at Mad Bull’s Saturday, but her proximity to the fight is not known.

No charges were filed as a result of the dust-up, which dispersed when local LAPD officers who happened to be driving by the area saw the crowd.

Put in handcuffs while officers assessed the situation, LaBeouf was questioned and released shortly after 1 a.m.

When reached for comment, Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Taylor of the Van Nuys division confirms the patrons picking on LaBeouf “fled” before police arrived.

“It was just boys being boys. Things got really out of hand and it didn’t have to go down the way it did,” Mad Bull’s Tavern owner Richard DiSisto tells Us. “No one needed or should have gotten hurt, things could have been dealt with in an entirely different way.”

The actor’s weekend incident — initially reported by HollyScoop.com — is not his first brush with the law. Though the charges were later dropped, LaBeouf was arrested in Hollywood on suspicion of drunk driving in July 2008.

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LaBeouf plays a young Wall Street whizzkid who dates the daughter of Michael Douglas’ Gordon Gekko character in the forthcoming film – currently shooting on location in New York City’s financial district.

And, according to onset sources, the Transformers star has been shadowing real traders and trying his hand at the stock exchange – and winning huge sums.

An insider tells Star magazine, “He’s been learning the ins and outs of the market. Shia says that he’s made more than $50,000 already.”

Set in New York City, the film takes place 20 years after the original, revolving around the 2008 stock market crash.

LaBeouf returned to the big budget blockbuster this summer with Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and reprised his role as Sam Witwicky.

Despite mixed reviews the movie was a massive box office success going on to gross over $832 million at the global box office. A third movie is already in the pipeline.

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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said Monday it filed one misdemeanor count apiece for Herbert Simon, 22, and Kimberly Bent, 21. A spokeswoman for Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley’s office said Bent told police after the crash that she was driving, but that investigators suspect Simon was behind the wheel.
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“After reviewing the case, we’ve declined to file any charges due to insufficient evidence,” says DA spokeswoman Jane Robison.

Following the crash, the 22-year-old Transformers star was cited with misdemeanor DUI while he was still at the hospital.

Prosecutors instead plan to file criminal charges against the other driver, who was found to have run a red light, Robison says.

“We’re very happy with the prosecutor’s decision, and we’re glad this whole thing resolved without Shia having to go to court,” LaBeouf’s attorney Michael Norris tells PEOPLE

Although the DA rejected the case, LaBeouf still faces a DMV hearing Friday and the possible suspension of his driver’s license, L.A. County Sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore tells PEOPLE.

“When an individual refuses to take a blood alcohol test, that person’s license is automatically suspended for six to nine months,” says Whitmore.

At the Sept. 16 premiere of his new movie Eagle Eye, LaBeouf’s hand was in a white protective guard and he kept it in his pocket most of the night.

“I’m just propped up right now to do Transformers 2,” LaBeouf told PEOPLE. “Then, when I get another surgery, I’ll start recovering. Right now, I’m getting through.”
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“The force of (the) impact immediately flipped Shia’s vehicle over, and, as a result, Shia’s left hand was crushed,” said his attorney Michael Norris in a statement.

“Shia underwent four hours of surgery on Sunday and has been recovering since then,” the statement continues. “His doctors remain hopeful that he will fully recover, but due to extensive surgery and the nature of the injuries, there remains a substantial risk of both infection and other complications.”

LaBeouf, 22, suffered the injuries when his truck collided with another vehicle in West Hollywood at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.

“We have also received information that suggests that the other driver may have been traveling upwards of 50 mph, and that said driver may not have been looking forward at the time of the accident,” the lawyer says.

On Tuesday, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s spokesman said that LaBeouf, whose passenger was Transformers 2 costar Isabel Lucas, may not have been at fault for the crash. No one was seriously injured in the wreck.

“We have strong evidence that the other driver ran a red light,” sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said. “The case is still under investigation.”

Shortly after the accident, LaBeouf was cited for misdemeanor DUI because “he was showing obvious signs of intoxication from the smell of alcohol coming from his breath,” sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Wolf told PEOPLE.

The actor has yet to be formally charged with any crime.
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