James McAvoy Reviews, Interviews & More

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Book of Eli, starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, and Mila Kunis, finally hits theaters this weekend, and centers on a wanderer fighting to protect a book that he believes can save mankind. Peter Jackson's film, The Lovely Bones, will also hit theaters and even though its gotten mixed...

The name Ian Fleming is synonymous with the alias' 007 and James Bond. Fleming was the creator of the character and the popular book series that the film franchise is based. For the most part the author's life has been hidden behind the fantastical tales of the super spy, but now we will finally get our chance to know the man behind the myth.

Just yesterday we reported that actor Justin Long joined the cast of Robert Redford's drama The Conspirator, and a couple of set photos have already been released. Over at the Playlist, they posted images of James McAvoy in character as Col. Frederick Aiken, the young defense lawyer who reluctantly agrees to represent Mary Surratt (Robin Wright Penn), a woman being...

Everytime I see Justin Long I want to burst into laughter. Not because he's weird looking or anything, but because he's been featured in some of my favorite comedies. According to THR, the actor is about to make a serious shift to drama in Robert Redford's highly publicized, The Conspirator.

Who will play Bilbo Baggins in the big screen adaptation of The Hobbit? There have been rumors circulating that Daniel Radcliffe, James McAvoy, and David Tennant are the top contenders to star as the hairy little man. However, one of them has formally bowed out of that race; Radcliffe told the LATimes that he has not...

It's a horrible headline, but it's not what you think. A while ago we reported on Seth Rogen and his upcoming Funny People-esque comedy that was tentatively called, I'm With Cancer. The story's essentially about a young, successful man who's life is taken aback when he discovers that he has the terminal disease. According to...

How many accents does it take to make a decent Hobbit film? Several native U.K. actors have been rumored to be circling the Guillermo Del Toro adaptation of The Hobbit. According to FilmSchoolRejects, James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, and David Tennant could be possibly sporting the infamous hairy feet for the film. Out...

So many castings, so little time. A lot of news regarding some of your favorite actors and actresses has broken overnight. Here's a rundown of who's hooking up with who and for what project. Dwayne Johnson will be going back to his action roots with his latest film. The actor is in final negotiations to star in Faster, where he'll play an ex-con...

“Wanted” Starring: James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, and Morgan Freeman It’s strange that Hollywood is trying to make a movie star out of McAvoy. He’s certainly a very good actor, but he makes Tom Cruise look like Shawn Bradley. Despite this, he’s thrust into this film as an action lead and never seems right for the part. Some people are just good...