.M. Evening Shyamalan's 2016 mystery Crack was expected to star Joaquin Phoenix az ahead character, but the star left simply 2 full weeks before filming was due to begin. James McAvoy, that managed for Phoenix az, discussed this unique advancement in a current interview.Appearing on the Delighted Sad Baffled podcast, McAvoy pointed out Phoenix az is actually an "amazing star," and he would certainly have played the character differently coming from the Scottish star. Split says to the tale of a guy (McAvoy) who possesses 23 various characters, so anyone could comprehend exactly how prep work seems like it may be vital to playing the job effectively. But McAvoy mentioned being available in so late at the same time was actually something of a relief considering that he could not over-prepare." I presume he 'd offer an extremely different performance to the one I did. But I believe he would certainly offer an unbelievable performance. Sometimes coming in eleventh hour is actually the most effective method," he claimed. "I presume he dumped it like pair of weeks before they started shooting. It was truly eleventh hour. I had pair of weeks [to prepare]" McAvoy went on to point out the Split text was thus well put-together that he failed to struggle a lot of to know what he desired to do in the movie, although he was available in thus overdue. McAvoy mentioned there were actually a couple characters/personalities that "took a bit longer to find," but other than that, he mentioned he failed to battle excessive to find his ground as well as make the motion picture Shyamalan and also Blumhouse wanted.Split wasn't the last opportunity Phoenix metro dropped out of a film right just before recording, as he lately quit a Todd Haynes passion movie just five times just before filming. A document pointed out Phoenix metro is actually probably to pay a low-seven-figure cost as a make-good, thinking about collections were currently produced and also the movie was offered to reps when he abruptly left.McAvoy superstars in the horror flick Talk No Wickedness, which is in theaters right now. When it comes to Phoenix az, his next large movie is Joker: Folie u00e0 Deux, which concerns movie theaters in October.In other updates regarding McAvoy, the star also explained exactly how he auditioned for and could possibly possess starred in the Harry Potter movie set, yet opted for to pass.