James McAvoy

Mordor. And I went and screen camera tested it. I felt like, I think I got really close to it. I ended up having to do this camera test with Keira Knightley, who I later ended up doing a tournament with. Anyway, got real close to it, and then it never happened. But that was one that I was like,

I would get to go to like sunny places and be on ships and dress like with a wig on and like shoot like guns that have powder that come out of them because they're muskets, man. And like, like, oh, Johnny Depp. Kira was amazing. It was, it was. And there were like five of them, right? I know. There were like 15 of them. And I was, I was, I was kind of gutted about that one that I never got it.

I would get to go to like sunny places and be on ships and dress like with a wig on and like shoot like guns that have powder that come out of them because they're muskets, man. And like, like, oh, Johnny Depp. Kira was amazing. It was, it was. And there were like five of them, right? I know. There were like 15 of them. And I was, I was, I was kind of gutted about that one that I never got it.

I would get to go to like sunny places and be on ships and dress like with a wig on and like shoot like guns that have powder that come out of them because they're muskets, man. And like, like, oh, Johnny Depp. Kira was amazing. It was, it was. And there were like five of them, right? I know. There were like 15 of them. And I was, I was, I was kind of gutted about that one that I never got it.

I understand. But then my career went a different way and I was so happy with how my career went that I was very philosophical about it and like totally fine with it. But at the time for about a year, I was like, man, the one that got away, you know. There is one more I could tell you about. Yes, please. But I don't want to tell you about it.

I understand. But then my career went a different way and I was so happy with how my career went that I was very philosophical about it and like totally fine with it. But at the time for about a year, I was like, man, the one that got away, you know. There is one more I could tell you about. Yes, please. But I don't want to tell you about it.

I understand. But then my career went a different way and I was so happy with how my career went that I was very philosophical about it and like totally fine with it. But at the time for about a year, I was like, man, the one that got away, you know. There is one more I could tell you about. Yes, please. But I don't want to tell you about it.

It was a big one. There was a big one, and the director who cast me in it, I'd seen him really early in my career for a small part in a movie, playing like the younger version of one of the main bad guys at the beginning of the movie. So I'd only be in it for like five, ten minutes, but it was like an awesome part. And I came in for this audition.

It was a big one. There was a big one, and the director who cast me in it, I'd seen him really early in my career for a small part in a movie, playing like the younger version of one of the main bad guys at the beginning of the movie. So I'd only be in it for like five, ten minutes, but it was like an awesome part. And I came in for this audition.

It was a big one. There was a big one, and the director who cast me in it, I'd seen him really early in my career for a small part in a movie, playing like the younger version of one of the main bad guys at the beginning of the movie. So I'd only be in it for like five, ten minutes, but it was like an awesome part. And I came in for this audition.

And by the end of the audition, like, we'd shared so much life shit. He was crying. I was crying. Like, the audition went amazing. Like, the acting was, like, it went great. And as I'm walking out of the room, he's like, oh, my God, well, we found the guy. It's him. We found the guy. They never even called my agent.

And by the end of the audition, like, we'd shared so much life shit. He was crying. I was crying. Like, the audition went amazing. Like, the acting was, like, it went great. And as I'm walking out of the room, he's like, oh, my God, well, we found the guy. It's him. We found the guy. They never even called my agent.

And by the end of the audition, like, we'd shared so much life shit. He was crying. I was crying. Like, the audition went amazing. Like, the acting was, like, it went great. And as I'm walking out of the room, he's like, oh, my God, well, we found the guy. It's him. We found the guy. They never even called my agent.

You still didn't understand. I did not think great of their casting. However, that was like the snidiness of youth movie. But years later, there's this big, huge, gazillion dollar movie getting made and they come to me and they go, listen, we would love you to meet So and so with this director. And so I go and sit down with this director and I'm like, you remember me, right?

You still didn't understand. I did not think great of their casting. However, that was like the snidiness of youth movie. But years later, there's this big, huge, gazillion dollar movie getting made and they come to me and they go, listen, we would love you to meet So and so with this director. And so I go and sit down with this director and I'm like, you remember me, right?

You still didn't understand. I did not think great of their casting. However, that was like the snidiness of youth movie. But years later, there's this big, huge, gazillion dollar movie getting made and they come to me and they go, listen, we would love you to meet So and so with this director. And so I go and sit down with this director and I'm like, you remember me, right?

And he's like, no, have we met? I'm like, I love your work. And I'm like, no, no, no, we met. And I relay the whole story to him. And he's like, nah, don't have a single memory of that. We were in tears together. You said we found the guy and looked at me as I left the room.

And he's like, no, have we met? I'm like, I love your work. And I'm like, no, no, no, we met. And I relay the whole story to him. And he's like, nah, don't have a single memory of that. We were in tears together. You said we found the guy and looked at me as I left the room.

And he's like, no, have we met? I'm like, I love your work. And I'm like, no, no, no, we met. And I relay the whole story to him. And he's like, nah, don't have a single memory of that. We were in tears together. You said we found the guy and looked at me as I left the room.

I actually did sign on to the film, but it took three years. And yeah, I was like, I wasn't trying to like take him to task. I was just like, dude, this is funny. We need to talk about this. But it took like three years. to actually get it going. And by the time those three years had passed, I had a kid, and this movie was being filmed on the other side of the world.