For what I've seen from him, it feels like he's constantly experimenting and trying new things. I don't like the Oscars, but Im with u in that he should be commended for his work

Sure. Why don't you go out and buy him one and write his name on it with a sharpie?

at this point an Oscar should be given James McAvoy.

Yells most of the world immediately after watching anything McAvoy does. I'm so damn frustrated in waiting for him to be recognised.

Like he needs a golden bald piece of shit to validate his work? LoL 😂😂😂

THAT'S IT 🙂

simply put!

He’s a good actor. That’s a little much.

That's it

@@lewiscarter1229 he's a GREAT actor

Just say a Scottish funk holy fuck

The rock woulda been better

are ye aye?

@@Gleebi Aye, pal. Pure jumpin' fer joy, eh.

.... drinking Scottish water, from a Scottish glass, made in Scotland! Even more refreshing!

Lol

Watch Filth

Aye but the Americans would love to be able to do a fake scottish accent but canny dae it pal

But i wish… this accent is so hard to understand (i am not a native English speaker).

@@liamariavoelker4162 automatic english subtitle is better than us. :)

Everyone breathes in and out.. stop trying to sound smart

@@acehole4788 breathing "THIS" in and out

@@thedude3765 it doesn't matter what THIS is or what THAT is... EVERYONE STILL BREATHES IN AND OUT.... I didn't get the memo at work... so I must really be breathing IT in and out... sounds pretty stupid right?..

@@acehole4788 you’re miserable and you want others to feel the same. Keep that passive agressiveness in your head or go to therapy.

@@horihorizzzon777 try again dr. Phil

Underrated by who? He is the lead cast in many big productions, 2 times BAFTA and Golden Globe nominee. I don’t think any producer, director or audience member have underrated McAvoy ever since The Last King of Scotland. I feel like people who say “X A-listed actor is underrated” are just being pretentious. Any actor who is netting 100’s of million of dollars are by definition NOT underrated.

Glass and split weren’t even worth watching.Personally I thought they were very poorly written and acted .

@@pablocortando1 goes to show everyone has an opinion

@@wojtekbear9832 James isn't "netting 100’s of million of dollars". I think that's the point all of the posts are making. When it is said James McAvoy is an underrated actor I think what is meant is "Why isn't he considered an A-List actor?" Why isn't his name spoken in the same breath as Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt? James doesn't get paid over $25M a picture plus a percentage of box office receipts. This movie "My Son" would've been promoted on every single morning and night talk show if this was a marquee actor. No one is being "pretentious" by saying he's underrated. It's just FACT.

@@pablocortando1 I disagree, James was amazing in Split and Glass..

Right Victor Frankenstein, Mr. Tumnus & Gnomeo are all incredibly deep meaningful roles lmao don't get me wrong he's incredibly talented! But let's be realistic here literally every actor/actress has phoned it in for a paycheck every once in awhile!🤣

@@mr.jonesy8521 True)

@@mr.jonesy8521 "Literally" 😆

He's very method lol

Took the words right outta my mouth!

LMAO

So.. he didn't act. He did. Cray.

@@LucyInNightmares1 Actually, he usually isn't, as he's said in many interviews.

Good times

Yes, bring back them good ole days.

Have you heard of Split?

It's just improv 😂😂😂 No hate but there's not much too it. Some actors can do it, some Can't.

@@kellykel4472 But that's what it is, improv but more so on a skilled level, its basically doing the same acting you already done over and over again, so technically u don't really need a script for movies like this or any movies that follow the same sequence, like love movies, comedy movies, action movies etc. So when I say improv that's exactly what this is, a skilled actor can see it from a mile away.

@@kellykel4472 And I'm not going to reply again just to kept it respectful for the person that made the post, cause the comments section always make me the bad guy.

Definitely. Could come across as a bit gimmicky but that depends on what the plot is like I suppose. Often the difference between a gimmick and a groundbreaking movie is simply how good it is. Really cool concept though, every reaction is...not authentic, because it's still about acting, but about reacting quickly and in the correct way. No doubt we'll get more details on the specifics after it's released!

Well, he could have been given a giant book of what his life was like up until the point the movie started, including with his family. So that would be set and in place. For example in the preview the cop is asking questions about his work and the movies doesn't tell us (in the preview), but McAvoy's character would know, so he should know.

@@bobgruner They must have organised the shoot around this as well, the first ad and the director must have decided they were going to shoot the film chronologically for James to be able to understand and get into his character as the story unveils. Very interesting and stressful to plan the actors reaction. Would have loved to work on this. Have a nice day everyone!

They have to be careful with this gimmick though as there are many things the character knows that the audience does not. For example, he would know what his job was/is and exactly what he did in Lybia, Iraq etc. so, for example, if there are some reveals connecting present and past, the audience may be surprised but McAvoy should not be.

I was thinking the same thing. Given a detailed character background for the person he's playing and daily scenes are set up, then it's on him to proceed. I think this type of acting would be the most difficult yet offer the easiest path to true emotion and reaction. Really interested to see how this turns out.

Right! Excellent point actually!

You are so funny! Obviously he got a daily script, but not the completed script...he would know what the dialogue and plot was for the day, but didn't know how it was going to end

How thick r u Grimm haha complete moron course he gets a script just not all at once

@@glynnfox4824 it says he never got a script..... it doesn't say he got part of a script every day does it? The director can say to him right in this scene you have to go and knock on such and such's door, he can then knock on the door and the other actors will know the direction and take it there. There's probably heaps of ways the film can be channeled one way or another..... without a script...... ya thicko

Yes, but they get the advantage of knowing the rough direction of the plot and have to steer him a certain way. He doesn't.

He may now that this movie was made.

Look how many roles Leo deserved an Oscar for and didn't get one.

@@eastbayrae damn right, and the revenant wasn't even one of his oscar worthy films in my opinion

That's because talent doesn't win Oscars, it's money and bribery and favors to the voters that win Oscars. It's sad, really.

@@thfpt nothing could be closer to the truth with this statement.

Yeah, yeah, but is this movie decent or just another turd of the week?

@Jared Chadburn I know Professor X in X-Men put him on the scene with global audiences, and he had already been working with big productions like Atonement alongside Kiera Knightley but it was Split that made me a true fan.

There*

Yes his character in split and Mr glass is phenomenal

@Jared Chadburn ya mean Hedwig 😂

it looks hilarious , by the end when they said the iraq files i burst out laughing , what is this movie even !!!! i couldn't take it seriously , they said experience the twist as he does i have doubt that we will have the same reaction , I'm gonna be thinking ( the happening ) while he will be thinking ( prisoners )

He was given a premise and cues just not a script so he could only mentally and emotionally prepare himself so far. It truly is getting closer than anyone before and seeing a professional actor experience the real thing in real time. It's not 100% but it's pretty darn close. I like this concept and I hope it catches on and we see other great actors try this as well

@@yoyo21926 that is true. But eventually someone gets it right and makes a killer flick 🤷‍♂️ I'd watch a 100 bad movies in a row if it meant seeing a "The Godfather" level movie. I just think it's a cool concept and it's better than remaking or redoing some recycled movie or idea. If its original I'll support it whether it's bad or good, cause eventually someone will get it right.

@@dudetunes8922 This is literally a remake of a French movie “Mon Garçon.” You were so close! But originality died quite a long time ago. It’s even the same director for both.

@@knockeledupyour negative energy and incessant need to be right just shows you missed the point entirely. Good Job little buddy! 👍

without fbi?? james is truly understood the assignment

Booooooooo

С чего вы взяли, что он сценарий не знает? Кто-то из коллег, ему это сценарий уже показал, но это секрет 🤫

@@user-ip7ek1yl5d definitely agree with what you said....🤔🤨

You must hang out with strange people. He is very highly acclaimed

@@sammymoynihan6293 exactly

Its the same director remaking his own film so its still groundbreaking. The world just didn't think so in 2017.

@@jeobaa1973 Oh I didn't realize it was the same director remaking his own film tbh. Hopefully he has improved his work and that it's not a simple copy of it with different actors set in Scotland. Critics (press and spectators) were mixed. Guillaume Canet was brilliant but the overall scenario seemed a bit shallow. No doubts James McAvoy will make a great performance, he is an amazing actor, and in my case, I will see the movie just to see his improvisation.

save it for somebody who cares… keep on walking …why would I want to know how you viewed something or experienced it with regard to this film. …preferto watch a movie unfettered by your bias or limitation. the arrogance kiddo! please! and I only skimmed to get gist, then dtopped!

Christopher Guest has been making scriptless movies since the 90s. There's probably more examples before that. This is just Hollywood PR. Like how Fargo is a "true story", except it totally isn't and that's just something they said.

go away

Plot Twist is the trees and the wind did it, nature killed the child...how do you fight nature..oh sorry thats M.Knights 'The Happening'

Prank on James McAvoy GONE WRONG! GONE SEXUAL! **EXPLICIT**

Exactly but his reactions were so good they said let’s not waste any of this and turn it into a “groundbreaking” film 😄

totally fkin agree dude! After watching Split I was just awed.

@@alanissophia332 Split has proven his acting skills and it was just awesome! What a guy!

the movie together has his scottish voice , watch that

lol

...because 'Atonement" came out before "Wanted" and that was a critically acclaimed film with lots of Oscar nominations... so he wasn't "unknown' at that time.

@@hollywoodcole4046 true... I guess he was just unknown to me 😄

I assume they did choreograph any sort of violence, they kind of have to. Maybe they just went it over with James the day of or something?

@@DrKosmosis guessing much?

​@@twittertwice Not at all. There is no chance in hell that they 'ad libbed' physical violence/contact against another actor. The mere hint of that would lock this film up in litigation that none of us would ever see it. With enough preparation and the right actor (which they clearly have) doing something like this would certainly be difficult but it wouldn't be insurmountable. Now to make it really good, again you have to have the right people in front of and behind the camera to pull it off. The producers and director clearly knew how to orchestrate this. It's interesting that they don't mention if anyone ELSE was in the dark the whole time. If it was only McAvoy then the navigation is much 'easier' as it were because everyone else is 'in" on it and where they fit into it (see Fincher's The Game). Violent scenes could have developed as McAvoy indicated his intentions. "No, no. I think I would try to physically get it out of him." Or maybe the directors want a character to attack him. "Okay James, he's going to come at you now." So they pause filming. Work out choregraph of the encounter and then recommence shooting. McAvoy is physically capable so he'd probably pick up on things pretty quickly (unless it's some elaborate fight stunt from an Xmen movie but clearly that's not what we're going to see here.) No idea how they really planned it but there is no doubt that the fights were choregraphed.

@@BombshellCelluloid this and i have to imagine there were retakes. No movie can be done in one shot so although i like the concept I'm not buying into he didn't know anything

I’d say he’s rated the right amount…

Lol like in highlander where he was a Spanish guy called ramirez

@@olbaprabocse9940 Egyptian

Egyptian, Spanish and then probably a bunch of other thing in between. I grew up in the rural (US) South, but after just a few decades of living elsewhere my accent is mostly gone unless I intentionally put it on. Well, not gone, just the accent of where else I've lived. Ramirez was in Scotland for who knows how long (you couldn't exactly hop on a plane), so it's not surprising he sounded Scottish.

@@mahna_mahna I choose to believe that for some unknown reason the Egyptian was supposed to be pronounced with a Scottish accent.

@@jaroslavbelohlavek2138 Hah! As we don't actually know, that _would_ be a funny line to take. Maybe he got to Scotland and all the people started copying his accent because *who wouldn't* ??

Sounds like a Tuesday

To end the trilogy: James' was given a lobotomy before filming started

But "no animals were hurt in the making of the film," right?

Yeah just a gimmick. A good actor, like he is no doubt, is basically a sociopath who can change emotions in the fly. Reading the script that day or a month before doesn’t really matter. Plus this has been done many times where directors don’t give the actors the script until shooting so it doesn’t leak.

@@codymadison9993 Yeah like for Tom Holland, that's for sure...hahahaha

Exactly

Yep!! And serious flops

Well that'll happen with anything successful. Dont see the problem really

Is a remake of a french film that was made in the same way. The original was terrible, was an amazing casting but a horrible film kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9Kde5CUtNqbqGw.html

Or others have script and McAvoy improvised upon hearing them and caught the drift how/where a particular scene should go.

You're right. They can't predict what he will do or say. But it's possible that they're given a script, and may also be improvising or adjusting their lines accordingly. They're probably also given notes by the director as well, to help them along as they work with McAvoy.

It's actually an English remake of a French film. Hope this series is as good as the original.

Bet you go back and watch Wanted and think, "Damn, he's came a long way"

@@adrianfoster7387 Exactly what I'm saying. Dude had it all along.

This works like life itself, you can have an idea or what do you want your life or what will you do, but literally everything changes in a matter of a second

They didn't say there wasn't a script; there just wasn't a script for James. 😂 He had to react and improvise to what the other actors were saying/doing. I'm sure he also received direction as to what the expected outcome of each scene was before they started shooting. Pretty interesting.

It's improv. You are told the story but everything else is experiential and reactionary.