.M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 mystery Crack was intended to star Joaquin Phoenix metro in the lead character, but the actor left simply 2 weeks before filming was because of start. James McAvoy, who managed for Phoenix, explained this unique development in a recent interview.Appearing on the Delighted Sad Puzzled podcast, McAvoy pointed out Phoenix az is actually an "impressive actor," as well as he would have participated in the personality in a different way from the Scottish actor. Crack tells the tale of a man (McAvoy) that has 23 different personalities, therefore anyone might comprehend exactly how preparation sounds like it might be important to playing the task properly. Yet McAvoy pointed out being available in thus late while doing so was actually something of a comfort because he couldn't over-prepare." I presume he will provide a really various efficiency to the one I performed. But I assume he 'd provide an amazing performance. In some cases coming in eleventh hour is the most effective technique," he pointed out. "I think he dumped it like two weeks prior to they started firing. It was actually actually last minute. I possessed pair of weeks [to prep]" McAvoy went on to say the Split script was therefore properly put-together that he failed to strain way too much to know what he intended to do in the movie, although he can be found in therefore late. McAvoy mentioned there were actually a married couple characters/personalities that "took a bit longer to discover," but in addition to that, he said he really did not have a hard time excessive to discover his footing as well as create the film Shyamalan and also Blumhouse wanted.Split had not been the last opportunity Phoenix dropped out of a movie right just before filming, as he recently quit a Todd Haynes passion movie only 5 times prior to recording. A document pointed out Phoenix az is likely to pay a low-seven-figure charge as a make-good, taking into consideration collections were currently created and the movie was offered to suppliers when he abruptly left.McAvoy celebrities in the scary movie Speak No Misery, which resides in theaters now. When it comes to Phoenix az, his next huge film is Joker: Folie u00e0 Deux, which involves theatres in October.In other headlines regarding McAvoy, the actor likewise covered just how he auditioned for and also might have starred in the Harry Potter movie collection, yet decided on to pass.