The Melancholia directors next film is said to follow a woman throughout her sexual life. What gives Nymphomaniac that signature von Trier spin of controversy is that the Danish director plans to make two versions of his film one less explicit than the other.
Early talk even suggested that the hard-core version would include unsimulated sex scenes. LaBeouf joining the cast seemed to imply that he too would participate in the explicit scenes, and he confirmed that he is willing to go as far as von Trier asks.
LaBeouf told MTV News that he knows what he's getting into with "Nymphomaniac." "[Von Trier] is very dangerous," he said. "He's the most dangerous dude that I've ever showed up for. I'm terrified. I'm so terrified, which is why I have to go. We'll see what happens."