.M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 thriller Split was actually meant to star Joaquin Phoenix metro in the lead character, however the actor quit just two weeks before recording was due to begin. James McAvoy, that consumed for Phoenix az, discussed this unusual progression in a latest interview.Appearing on the Happy Sad Bewildered podcast, McAvoy said Phoenix az is an "incredible actor," and he would possess played the personality differently coming from the Scottish actor. Crack tells the story of a man (McAvoy) that has 23 various personalities, therefore any person can comprehend how prep work sounds like it could be essential to playing the function well. Yet McAvoy pointed out can be found in so overdue in the process was actually one thing of an alleviation since he could not over-prepare." I assume he 'd give a very various efficiency to the one I performed. Yet I assume he 'd provide an incredible efficiency. Sometimes being available in last minute is the most ideal method," he stated. "I believe he abandoned it like 2 weeks prior to they started firing. It was actually last minute. I possessed 2 full weeks [to ready]" McAvoy happened to point out the Crack script was thus well put-together that he didn't have a hard time a lot of to understand what he intended to carry out in the movie, despite the fact that he can be found in so overdue. McAvoy mentioned there were actually a married couple characters/personalities that "took a little longer to discover," however besides that, he said he really did not struggle a lot of to find his footing and also create the film Shyamalan and Blumhouse wanted.Split wasn't the last time Phoenix az left of a movie right before recording, as he recently gave up a Todd Haynes love film just 5 times just before recording. A file pointed out Phoenix metro is actually likely to spend a low-seven-figure charge as a make-good, taking into consideration sets were actually already helped make as well as the movie was sold to distributors when he abruptly left.McAvoy stars in the terror movie Speak No Misery, which remains in movie theaters now. When it comes to Phoenix az, his upcoming big flick is actually Joker: Folie u00e0 Deux, which concerns theaters in October.In various other headlines regarding McAvoy, the star also discussed exactly how he auditioned for as well as could possibly possess starred in the Harry Potter motion picture set, however selected to pass.