Call Me By Your Name screenwriter James Ivory has detailed Shia LaBeouf’s audition to play Oliver in the 2017 film, describing it as “sensational”.Directed by Luca Guadagnino, Call Me By Your Name stars Timothée Chalamet as Elio who falls in love with Oliver, played by Armie Hammer.
The film was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Actor for Chalamet, and won Best Adapted Screenplay.Speaking in his new memoir ‘Solid Ivory’ (via GQ magazine), the film’s screenwriter recalled how LaBeouf was originally recruited to play Oliver.
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