.M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 mystery Split was actually intended to star Joaquin Phoenix metro in the lead character, yet the star left just two weeks prior to shooting was due to start. James McAvoy, that took over for Phoenix az, explained this unique advancement in a latest interview.Appearing on the Delighted Sad Baffled podcast, McAvoy claimed Phoenix is an "incredible star," as well as he would have played the personality differently coming from the Scottish actor. Split informs the tale of a man (McAvoy) who possesses 23 different individualities, so anybody could possibly understand how preparation sounds like it might be important to playing the duty well. But McAvoy stated coming in so late in the process was actually one thing of a comfort considering that he couldn't over-prepare." I assume he would certainly provide a really various functionality to the one I performed. But I assume he 'd provide an amazing efficiency. In some cases can be found in last minute is actually the very best technique," he claimed. "I believe he dropped it like 2 full weeks just before they began shooting. It was actually actually last minute. I had 2 weeks [to ready]" McAvoy happened to claim the Split manuscript was thus properly put-together that he didn't battle way too much to comprehend what he desired to do in the movie, even though he was available in so late. McAvoy mentioned there were actually a pair characters/personalities that "took a small amount longer to discover," yet aside from that, he stated he failed to battle too much to find his ground and also create the motion picture Shyamalan and Blumhouse wanted.Split had not been the final time Phoenix az quit of a film right before shooting, as he just recently gave up a Todd Haynes passion film just five times prior to shooting. A record pointed out Phoenix metro is actually probably to pay a low-seven-figure expense as a make-good, taking into consideration collections were actually made as well as the film was actually offered to distributors when he abruptly left.McAvoy stars in the scary film Talk No Wickedness, which remains in theaters currently. When it comes to Phoenix az, his upcoming huge film is actually Joker: Folie u00e0 Deux, which concerns theaters in October.In various other information about McAvoy, the actor also went over how he auditioned for as well as could possibly possess starred in the Harry Potter movie series, yet selected to pass.