On the advice of his agent, James McAvoy dropped out of the race to play Tom Riddle in the Harry Potter saga, despite the significant amount of money he could pocket. Appearing on the latest episode of Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast (Entertainment Weekly), the actor explained that staying in the race for the entire 7 months didn’t work for him, hence the decision.
“I almost played Harry Potterr,” McEvoy shared. “I remember it was early in my career. I passed the audit and I think they wanted to sign my contract. I had almost no work and they wanted me and I think 10 other actors to sign a contract to keep us and transfer us later.“
it was “Really weird stuffThe Split actress continued about the process. “And they offered me a lot of money. That was a ton of money for me at the time. It was £40,000 or something. I worked very little and could not work for about 7 months I think.“
when James McAvoy turned to his agent and said:Absolutely not. don’t do that We are going to do something else“, he recalls, sharing that he ended up making a piece where he madeteased the homophobic gentleman“.
“I did it instead and paid I think £275 a week“, he admitted. But in the end he has no regrets: “This was part of my build. Actually, I was studying.“
As Entertainment Weekly recalls, the revelation has been particularly magical ever since James McAvoy Fans often refer to him as their perfect Tom Riddle, who later becomes Lord Voldemort in the franchise. Ultimately, it will be Christian Coulson who plays the role in Chamber of Secrets. Frank Dylan (Fear The Walking Dead) and hero Fiennes Tiffin (Next), the nephew of Ralph Fiennes, who plays Voldemort, also played younger versions of the character in Half-Blood Prince.
Christian Coulson
But a career James McAvoyShe has not experienced rejection: a 2006 BAFTA winner as a rising star, the actress has since played acclaimed roles. divisionMina, Come Back To Me, The X-Men and the recent horror film Speak No Evil, among others, after of course being the lovable Mr. Tumnus in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Speak No Evil, released on September 18 and signed James WatkinsCurrently showing at your nearest cinema.
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