James McAvoy Says ‘Split’ Is The Only Film That ‘Really Consistently Pays Me’ - Variety

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Once again, Scottish actor James McAvoy has put himself into the Star Trek conversation, with another pitch to play a younger version of Sir Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard. James McAvoy has had a varied career garnering awards and accolades in dramas like The Last King of Scotland, as well as more mainstream outings like playing a young Charles Xavier in several prequels to the X-Men films featuring Sir Patrick Stewart in the same role. McAvoy is an avowed Star Trek fan, and when Star Trek: Picard was in development, he volunteered his services on more than one occasion to play a young Jean-Luc Picard, noting he was uniquely qualified.

James McAvoy is opening up about a traumatic moment early on in his acting career. The “X-Men” actor was asked to rank experiences on set during a stop by Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” earlier this week. During the bit, McAvoy was asked about his stint on “Band of Brothers.” “Alright so ― I’m not gonna tell you who it was, [but] on my first day on the set there was a ton of actors. It was one of those scenes with everybody in it, and we’re all at a bar,” he shared, before explaining why tensions could’ve been high on set. James McAvoy was ready to spill the tea. Bravo via Getty Images“And I had a scene. And all these guys were in it for like, nine months, 10 months, and they get one line in one episode, and one line 10 episodes later,” he said. “And they were all pissed. I come in for one episode, and I’ve got, like an arc and scenes ― I’ve got tons of lines.”McAvoy looked at the photo of “Band of Brothers” castmates on the screen and confirmed that one of the actors who bullied him was indeed in the picture. “One of the guys in that picture decided to bully me. On my first day as a professional actor out of acting school,” he said as the audience oohed and aahed.

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3 hours agoLola SchroerAlan Westmanifest performed their first UK concert at Wembley ArenaWhen I first meet Turkish girl group manifest, we're on a boat cruising down the River Thames. The six band members are clutching Union jack umbrellas as they pose for press photographs and mingle with British pop acts, including K-pop-trained boyband dearALICE. Netflix cameras are filming the evening for a six-part documentary. The group are in London hoping to build on their success in Turkey and reach an international audience. Their ambitions come after a turbulent year at home, during which the band were prosecuted for public indecency over their outfits and dance moves during a concert in Istanbul.'We'll manifest Coachella'A few weeks after their appearance on the boat, I meet the group again at Wembley Arena, where they are preparing for their first UK concert the following night. As the staging - complete with giant LED screens and the group's logo - is set up around them, the six members rehearse synchronised choreography alongside their back-up dancers.