James McAvoy: US doesn't get normal Brits

BELFAST TELEGRAPH
December 11, 2014

James McAvoy has explained he doesn't think his recent film Filth did well in the US because audiences there find it difficult to relate to working class people who aren't American.

The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby actor said he thought that US viewers struggled with British projects that weren't traditional costume dramas, such as the adaptation of Irvine Welsh's crime comedy novel Filth.

He said of Filth's limited success across the pond: "It's always been difficult. It's not the first time selling something that's very of its nature and very of its country.

"This isn't a bad thing by the way, but if we're selling costume dramas or we're selling that kind of thing, then they seem to go for it, but if you're selling stuff about working class people, they've got to be 'American' for them to get it, and it's always been like that.

"I can't think of too many films that have broken out there massively and become commercial hits. What we always hope is that we can make our money back in our own country, which is not often the case. We're really pleased that in the country that bought it, the people got it, and they got it big as well, which is really great."


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James McAvoy says he wants to play Gandalf in The Silmarillion

Exclusive: “My true geek is coming to the fore”
Jan 5th 2012By Total Film

In the current issue of Total Film magazine, we delve into James McAvoy’s dark side, with the Brit actor telling us about his upcoming slate, including gritty turns in Welcome To The Punch and Filth.

You can read the feature in the current issue of Total Film magazine, available for only £1.99 on the iPad, but here’s a snippet of what McAvoy told us when we asked if there was anything else that he was itching to do after his recent spate of diverse projects.

“I’d like to play Gandalf,” he told us, laughing.

‘Gandalf: Origins’, we offer? “It’s called The Silmarillion! It’s a collection of poems and songs that chart the ancient history of Middle-earth. My true geek is coming to the fore, but they’re really, really beautiful stories.

“In part of that is the genesis of Gandalf, or Mithrandir, or Stormcrow, or any of his many, many names. Anyway, maybe that’s the one!”


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James McAvoy and Trudie Styler at the Place for Peace dinner (LONDON EVENING STANDARD)

12 November 2012

The Banqueting House in Whitehall, where Charles I was beheaded, was the backdrop for the Star Diamond Place for Peace dinner, hosted by US film star Forest Whitaker and philanthropist Ella Krasner last night.

Among the guests were actor James McAvoy and Trudie Styler, film producer and yoga guru.

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Benedict Cumberbatch Confirmed To Play Julian Assange, James McAvoy Joins Him NEWS BY KEVIN JAGERNAUTH NOVEMBER 9, 2012 2:57 PM (INDIEWIRE)

Even though Julian Assange has gone from notorious hacker to exiled cause celebre (hell, Lady Gaga of all people paid him a visit at the Ecuadorean embassy in London), his saga remains fascinating and important. Which means Hollywood has come calling. And while there are a handful of competing features and documentaries out there, DreamWorks looks to be out of the gate first as their untitled project begins to take shape.

First rumored last month, Benedict Cumberbatch is now confirmed to play the WikiLeaks founder, while his foil will be none other than James McAvoy. It will be the third pairing for the actors who've previously appeared in the enjoyable and underrated "Starter For Ten" as well as Joe Wright's "Atonement," and this time, it will be Bill Condon ("Dreamgirls," "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn") behind the camera.

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James McAvoy: Wanted 2 Will Find James McAvoy Recruiting New Female Character Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 at 7:45am by Kevin Melrose (SPIN OFF ON LINE)

When last we heard about Wanted 2, the long-promised sequel to the 2008 action film very loosely based on the comic by Mark Millar and J.G. Jones, director Timur Bekmambetov revealed he’d finally had a breakthrough on the story and original screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas were hard at work on the script.

Now, some four months later, Haas tells Hollywood.com that he and his collaborator are about to deliver a second draft that picks up with James McAvoy’s William Gibson four years after the events of the first film. “The only thing I can tell you is that Wesley is now, four years later, recruiting a young woman who is in his situation in the first movie,” he said. “She’s got a shitty life. He’s sort of in the Fox role. This new girl is brought into the world.”

Wanted starred McAvoy as a frustrated accountant who discovers he’s the son of a professional assassin and decides to join the thousand-year-old secret society for which his father worked. The film, which grossed about $340 million worldwide on a $75 million budget, also starred Angelina Jolie as Fox, who becomes Wesley’s mentor, and Morgan Freeman as Sloan.

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James McAvoy & Anne-Marie Duff: Rainy London Afternoon! (JUST JARED)

James McAvoy braves the stormy weather in a puffy coat while out running errands on Monday (October 15) in North London, England.

The 33-year-old actor was accompanied to the local grocery store by his wife of six years, actress Anne-Marie Duff, before packing up their family SUV with a bicycle and a scooter for a family outing.


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Set Pics Unveil First Look At James McAvoy & Jim Broadbent In 'Filth' NEWS BY KEVIN JAGERNAUTH ( (INDIEWIRE)

We won't be seeing James McAvoy on the big screen in 2012, but by this time next year, he'll have been the centerpiece of quite a few promising films. His slate includes: the thriller "Welcome To The Punch"; the duo of films "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His" and "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers" alongside Jessica Chastain; and Danny Boyle's art world tale "Trance." And if that's not enough, he'll be getting dirty with "Filth." And we now have our first peek at that movie.

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James McAvoy On Welcome To The Punch 'It's fuckin' rip-roaring entertainment' 26 September 2012 | Written by Phil de Semlyen | Source: Empire Exclusive

Eran 'Shifty' Creevy's intriguing new London-based thriller Welcome To The Punch is careering towards the big screen like the kind of souped-up Capri the Professionals used to hoon around in. The hair isn't as permed nor the trousers as tight these days, but, judging by Empire's visit to the film's set, the crims still have ambitions that will test the most hardened copper.

Punch, though, is a different beast to The Sweeney and co. "Whenever we came across a line that sounds a bit geezer-ish or gangster-ish we just got rid of it," stresses Creevy's co-lead and the film's rogue gangster, Mark Strong.

"The script didn't feel like it had the humility and humbleness of a British film," adds James McAvoy, troubled 'tec Max Lewinsky in the film. "Don't get me wrong - I love British film and I love gritty, British drama. But we're not trying to go, 'This is the real world.' We're going, 'Here's a fuckin' rip-roaring, really emotionally powerful piece of entertainment,' you know?"

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Bloody Pics Of James McAvoy A Reminder That Danny Boyle's 'Trance' Is On The Way For 2013 NEWS BY KEVIN JAGERNAUTH SEPTEMBER 25, 2012 2:36 PM (INDIEWIRE)

You may have forgotten, given the brouhaha of Danny Boyle's celebrated London Olympics opening ceremony thingy, that he actually has a new movie on the way. "Trance" started filming last September, with the plan to start editing once the director's duties with the mega sporting event were over. Well, that time has arrived and today brings with it some new/old snaps from the movie. Yes, they landed last fall, but here they are as a reminder of what's in store.

Starring a promising cast including James McAvoy, Rosario Dawson and Vincent Cassel, the film tells the story of an assistant at an auction house (McAvoy) who masterminds a heist and teams up with a gang of thieves led by Cassel, only to suffer a blow to the head and wake up with amnesia. As the only person who knew the location of the stolen painting, the assistant is then subjected to analysis from a hypnotist as the gang begin to suspect duplicity. Dawson will play a character who has a relationship with both men. According to Boyle's Facebook page, the movie is "coming in 2013" and we'd guess some kind of festival bow will be in the works.

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James McAvoy: 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' Sells Ahead of Toronto (Exclusive) Published: August 27, 2012 @ 5:48 pm (THE WRAP)

By Liza Foreman

A 40-day shoot for the Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy starrer “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby” wraps this week in the Big Apple in time for sales agent Myriad Pictures to present footage to buyers for the first time at the Toronto International Film Festival next month. As it stands, the double-sided project has already racked up a number of sales ahead of that showcase.

Two films have been made: “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His” and “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers,” focusing on one married couple, the first film told from the husband’s perspective and the second from the wife’s. Written and directed by Ned Benson, the films star James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain as the main couple.


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Jessica Chastain & James Mcavoy: Banged Up In The Big Apple (CELEBRITY GOSSIP NET)

Putting their bodies to the test for their latest movie, Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy got into character for "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby" in New York City, New York on Thursday (August 2).

Sharing a laugh after a very physical scene, "The Help" actress could been seen getting into an argument in the middle of the street with her "Wanted" co-star moments before a NYC taxi slammed into McAvoy sending him skidding across the pavement.

READ MORE: http://celebrity-gossip.net/disappearance-eleanor-rigby/jessica-chastain-james-mcavoy-banged-big-apple-704186

James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain Film 'The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' in NYC By Rana Meyer Photography by: Splash News (OK USA)

Jessica and James are busy filming The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby all over NYC. They were spotted in the Cooper Square neighborhood as they shot scenes together on the street yesterday. It must has been a long day as Jessica threw her arms up in the air as they wrapped for the day.

The movie is split into two films as the story is told from each of their perspectives.

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Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy pal around on set... as she reveals newly-chopped locks By ANN PRIDE PUBLISHED: 12:48 EST, 14 July 2012 | UPDATED: 13:08 EST, 14 July 2012 MAIL ON LINE

They've only been working together a few weeks but Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy are already becoming fast friends.

The American actress, 35, and Scottish actor, 33, were spotted hanging out behind the scenes of their new movie The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby on Friday.

Flashing her megawatt smile, Jessica showed off a drastic new haircut as she posed for pictures with James in front of a trailer on the downtown Manhattan set.

In her new film, The Help actress stars as a wife who changes the dynamics of the relationship with her husband when she decides to go back to college.

According to a press release, the movie will explore 'how a married couple in New York City deals with an emotional, life-altering experience, from two different perspectives.'

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James McAvoy Takes Coffee Break Filming 'The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby (INTERVIEW NEWS)

James McAvoy, 33, has just kicked off production of his new film, directed by Ned Benson and costarring Jessica Chastain (The Help, The Tree of Life) and William Hurt, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby — a movie that will be released by Myriad Pictures as a double feature in two parts: The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her.

The film, which is currently filming in New York City, features McAvoy as restaurateur Conor Ludlow and Chastain as Eleanor Rigby, who decides to go back to college — an event that creates the backdrop for the marital problems the couple experiences. Chastain and McAvoy's characters will provide their relative different points of view in each half of the double feature.

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James McAvoy & Jessica Chastain begin filming ‘The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby’ in NYC next week by CHRISTINE on JULY 3, 2012 · 1 COMMENT in DAILY FILMING LOCATIONS, NEW YORK CITY, NEWS (ON LOCATION VACATION)

James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain have already been spotted in New York City where they are preparing to begin filming The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby next week.

According to a press release, the movie will explore “how a married couple in New York City deals with an emotional, life-altering experience, from two different perspectives.”

The film is already getting a lot of buzz because it will be split into a double feature in which the perspective of the husband (McAvoy) is seen in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him and the story of the wife (Chastain) is told in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her.


According to a post on Yahoo from one of the film’s location scouts, it looks like a portion of the movie will be shot in Nassau County, NY in August too.

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Jessica Chastain & James McAvoy Star In New Eleanor Rigby His & Hers Films! (PEREZ HILTON)

James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain will star in a clever new double-feature film project — The Disappearence of Eleanor Rigby: His and The Disappearence of Eleanor Rigby: Hers!

With shooting beginning in July, the film project shows the POV of both husband and wife throughout their marriage. FuNN! Kinda like Something Borrowed and Something Blue!


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James McAvoy to Star in 'Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby' Double-Feature 6:51 PM PDT 5/21/2012 by Borys Kit (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

The actor will star opposite Jessica Chastain in a love story told from two perspectives.

James McAvoy will star opposite Jessica Chastain in The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, a unique double-feature project from Myriad Pictures.


The story is an exploration of how a married couple in New York City deals emotional, life-altering experience, but it is being told in two movies and from two perspectives: one from the husband (McAvoy), a restaurant owner, and the wife (Chastain), who woman who goes back to college.

The title of the two movies are The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: His and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Hers.

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