The James McAvoy invasion

The Movie Fanatic featured James on its list of Hollywood's 15 most sought after young foreign actors. Here's the part of the article that focuses on James:

"James McAvoy: He's the leader of the so-called Britpack, a fresh batch of talented British actors who are conquering Hollywood. Definitely one of the busiest actors today, James McAvoy seems capable of playing any role he chooses.

Liz Hoggard's headline reads:

Scottish actor James McAvoy has emerged as the front-runner in this band of highly sought-after performers. Slightly built, without the requisite Hollywood tan or dazzling white teeth (one critic unkindly called him "pasty") McAvoy, 28, has always insisted he never set out to be an actor. 'I only did it because I was allowed to do it and I had to do something." He was discovered as a teenager by the director David Hayman when he came to speak at McAvoy's school. The other kids were being disruptive, but James went up at the end and said how much he'd enjoyed the talk and asked Hayman if could do some work experience on his next film, perhaps make the tea. Four months later Hayman called him to audition for a role...

It's this perspective that has in part led him to make intelligent career choices - appearing in Shameless, then putting in a mercurial turn in the TV conspiracy thriller State of Play and most recently taking a leading role in The Last King of Scotland, in which he more than held his own opposite the eventual Oscar winner Forest Whitaker. Next up is a starring role in Joe Wright's adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel Atonement (scheduled for release in September). And yet what characterises him and many of the Mac Pack is that he appears genuinely unstarry despite his success."

With all his success, I'm often surprised at how James can walk around in broad daylight without having a giant mob chasing him down the street. Which probably speaks volumes about James' ability to totally hide behind every character he plays and then not be recognized in the real world.

Also don't forget to vote for James in the best actor category at the National Movie Awards.

Source: The Movie Fanatic
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