Currently showing in Speak No Evila horror-horror thriller, James McAvoy confided that he was offered a major role, graciously paid, in the saga Harry Potter when he was younger. The 45-year-old actor revealed why he turned down the proposal.
If James McAvoy is now known as “the Split actor et Glass“among others, he could have made a name for himself long before these productions broadcast in 2016 and 2019. At the age of 22 or 23, James McAvoy was offered a decisive role. “I can say that I almost participated in Harry Potter. This was to be Tom Riddle, aka Voldemort, during a flashback scene or something like that. I remember it was really at the very beginning of my career.” he revealed on the podcast microphone Happy Sad Confused. To play Tom Riddle, the one who would become Harry Potter’s worst enemy in the saga, James McAvoy could have received a generous fee. He revealed why he refused the role, not without some regrets.
Why James McAvoy refused “a large sum of money” to play Tom Riddle, young Voldemort, in Harry Potter
As the 45-year-old actor confided, he was offered a large sum of money, “which was crazy for him, because I hadn’t done almost anything yet.” “It was a ton of money for me, It must have been around £40,000 or something like that even though I was inexperienced“, he added. There was, however, one particularly awkward condition, which convinced James McAvoy to refuse this offer: “I think there were ten actors competing and the producers wanted to give us an option in order to retain us so that we could choose better later. By accepting, I would not have been allowed to do any other work for 7 months. And my agent told me we were going to do something else instead.” At the time, the young actor regretted his choice, since he found nothing better than a play where he was paid “£275 per week”. Nevertheless, today, he is proud of his journey and his sometimes difficult beginnings: “That’s what allowed me to be me and at least I had a real job. I learned a lot from that.”
James McAvoy currently starring in thriller Speak No Evil
A true star of thrillers, James McAvoy is today a seasoned actor. He is currently starring in the horror film Speak No Evil, by James Watkins. Prohibited for children under 12, the feature film follows an American family invited to spend the weekend at the dream property of a charming British family they met on vacation. But this stay, which promised to be idyllic, quickly turns into an atrocious nightmare.
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