Gnomeo, Gnomeo where for art thou, Gnomeo? He’s drag racing a lawnmower in your backyard! Emily Blunt, James McAvoy and Michael Cane star in this hoot of an Shakespeare adaptation, Gnomeo & Juliet. The Kelly Asbury directed 3-D picture hits theaters nationwide Friday, January 21st. Check out the review below…
After a long and tedious wait, 20th Century Fox has released the trailer for their comic adaptation, X-Men: First Class. The film is directed by Matthew Vaughn, who was previously hired to helm X-Men: The Last Stand but had to back out for personal reasons. Five years after that travesty, he’s making it up to us by tackling the X-Men prequel, which focuses on the origins of the superhero team and their school. Check out the trailer…
While Robert Redford’s annual Sundance Film Festival is still underway, the first trailer for his latest feature The Conspirator has been released. The trailer debuted on Yahoo Movies, and it centers on the conspiracy surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. It stars James McAvoy, Robin Wright, and Tom Wilkinson. Take a look…
The first trailer has been released for the upcoming holiday feature, Arthur Christmas. Don’t worry about the lateness of the teaser, this movie isn’t expected to hit theaters until next November so they have plenty of time to market it to the masses. The animated film has a voice cast featuring a who’s who of U.K actors including James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, and Bill Nighy. Take a look…
After a rollercoaster of castings, X-Men First Class has finally settled down and begun shooting. A few weeks ago, we brought you some on set photos featuring January Jones as Emma Frost, and today we’ve got a few more to add to the batch. Over on Oh No They Didn’t, they’ve posted several behind the scenes images of James McAvoy’s Prof. Xavier, Jennifer Lawrence’s Mystique, and Rose Byrne’s Moira MacTaggert. Take a look…
James McAvoy was the first actor cast in Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming film, X-Men: First Class as Professor Charles Xavier, the founder of the X-Men and the most powerful psychic on the planet. No pressure there. Even though First Class takes place before the 2000 X-Men movie (in terms of chronology) Patrick Stewart originated the role, leaving McAvoy with some big shoes to fill. According to a recent interview the actor gave to MTV, he revealed that his Xavier won’t emulate Stewart’s. The character will be totally different…
Who ever thought that James McAvoy and Tom Cruise would one day be competing for the same role? Well, it’s happened and its for the Universal film At the Mountains of Madness. Its the long developing project from Guillermo del Toro, which will also be produced by James Cameron. According to Collider, there’s a debate going on between the studio and del Toro regarding who should star as the lead. The filmmaker wants Tom Cruise but they’ve got their eye on James McAvoy. Who will they choose?
Oh snap! A major casting has just been made for 20th Century Fox and Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming film, X-Men: First Class. According to THR, Scottish actor James McAvoy has been hired to fill the pivotal role of Professor Charles Xavier. The character was previously played by Patrick Stewart in the original trilogy.
For the past few months the Seth Rogen produced comedy formerly titled, I’m With Cancer has really been shaping up. They landed James McAvoy as the lead and Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick as one of the supporting actors, but according to MTV a major change has occurred. McAvoy is no longer attached and 500 Days of Summer actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt is set as his replacement.
