Split actor reveals the role he turned down in Harry Potter

While the universe of Harry Potter will soon be adapted into a TV series for HBO, James McAvoy has just revealed in an interview that he almost appeared in the film adaptation of JK Rowling’s literary saga by revealing the role he could have played..

This Harry Potter Role That James McAvoy Turned Down

This Friday, September 13, James McAvoy was Josh Horowitz’s guest for his famous podcast Happy Sad Confused. The actor of X-Men looked back at his filmography, discussed his future projects and also the productions in which he could have appeared but which he ultimately decided not to participate in. Among them, the saga Harry Potter. Despite the fact that the studio offered him a more than interesting salary, James McAvoy declined the offer on the advice of his agent..

As the man who plays Charles Xavier explains in X-Men: First Class, This proposal dates back to the very beginning of his career. :

I auditioned for this role and I think they wanted to put me under contract. I had hardly any work. And me, and I think ten other actors, they wanted to put us under contract so they could keep us and pick one of us later. It was really strange.

And there, You’re probably wondering what role in the Harry Potter universe James McAvoy almost played? It is about Tom Riddle, Lord Voldemort’s real name who is one of the most dangerous wizards of all time. To play this character, McAvoy was offered a fee of £40,000. But his agent advised him against it because it would have kept him out of work for about seven months. Instead, He signed on for a play for which he was paid £275 a week.

James McAvoy the perfect actor for Tom Riddle according to many fans

This anecdote is quite interesting because Many Harry Potter fans regularly choose James McAvoy as the actor who could have perfectly played Tom Riddle.. Finally, it is Christian Coulson who will play him in The Chamber of Secrets Then Hero Fiennes TiffinRalph’s nephew who brings Voldemort to life, in a young version of the character in The Half-Blood Prince.

In the rest of the interview, the actor of Splitrevealed that he wants to make more science fiction and comedy films.

In the meantime, the reboot of Harry Potter in a TV series, according to information from Variety, The production has officially opened casting for the characters of Harry, Ron and Hermione. For his part, James McAvoy is currently starring in Speak No Evila horror film in which he shares the screen with Aisling Franciosi.