The 26-year-old actor is part of the Prohibition era gangster film that sees him join forces with Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman, reported Femalefirst online.
"'Lawless' is closer to my own sensibility but I've been working on things that you can't say 'no' to, because they're incredible opportunities, and help to make films like this possible," LaBeouf said.
"Had 'Transformers' not been a success then I don't think 'Lawless' would have happened. So every step is linked and I don't regret any of it," he added.