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‘Book Of Clarence’: Benedict Cumberbatch, David Oyelowo, James McAvoy, Alfre Woodard & More Join Jeymes Samuel’s Biblical Story

December 6, 2022 11:33 am

Filmmaker Jeymes Samuel exploded on the scene last year with the release of his star-studded Western, “The Harder They Fall.” The film might have served as his feature directorial debut, but Samuel is no stran...

James McAvoy Says He’s “Definitely Not Got The Call” About Returning As Charles Xavier In The MCU & Isn’t Sure He’d Want To

Charles Barfield

November 28, 2022 1:23 pm

News

Following in the footsteps of the iconic performance by Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier, leader of the X-Men in the superhero film franchise, there was a lot of pressure on James McAvoy, who took over the ro...

James McAvoy Says He Won’t Appear In ‘Doctor Strange 2’ & Doesn’t Miss His Old ‘X-Men’ Role

Christopher Marc

March 24, 2022 11:00 am

News

The "X-Men" franchise, alongside "Blade," were the first big box office hits for superhero films featuring characters pulled from the pages of Marvel Comics, sort of the precursor to the Marvel Cinematic Unive...

James McAvoy Keen To Play The Young Version of ‘Star Trek’s Captain Jean-Luc Picard

Christopher Marc

October 1, 2021 11:51 am

News

James McAvoy spent a good chunk of his acting career playing a young version of Patrick Stewart's Professor Charles Xavier in the string "X-Men" prequels starting with Matthew Vaughn's "X-Men: First Class." T...

‘My Son’: An Exciting Film Experiment Yields A Depressingly Dull Thriller [Review]

Brian Tallerico

September 16, 2021 10:25 am

News, Reviews

“My Son” is a gimmick in search of a movie. Co-writer/director Christian Carion (“Joyeux Noel”) adapts his own 2017 French film of the same name, which was unexpectedly dropped to Peacock after forgoing the th...

‘My Son’ Trailer: James McAvoy & Claire Foy Star In A Completely Improvised Thriller Coming To Peacock

Charles Barfield

September 2, 2021 10:52 am

News, Trailers

As if a new film starring James McAvoy and Claire Foy wasn’t enough to make an audience intrigued, the new Peacock film, “My Son,” adds an entirely different, experimental layer to the equation—improvisation. ...

‘Together’: James McAvoy & Sharon Horgan Talk About The Difficulties Of Marriage & Love In Lockdown In Stephen Daldry’s Latest [Interview]

Ally Johnson

August 27, 2021 11:41 am

Interviews, News

In Stephen Daldry’s latest, the “Billy Elliot” director tackles life in quarantine and the rhythms of lockdown during COVID-19 with “Together.” The film is immediately bolstered by clever and enlightening dial...

‘Together’: Stephen Daldry’s Lockdown Relationship Drama Is Darkly Comedic & Riveting [Review]

Christian Gallichio

August 23, 2021 12:40 pm

News, Reviews

One of the more fully formed portraits of life during lockdown, Stephen Daldry and Dennis Kelly’s rapid-fire, fourth-wall-breaking, two-hander “Together” trades the overt sentimentalism of Daldry’s previous fi...

‘Together’ Trailer: James McAvoy & Sharon Horgan Team With Stephen Daldry For A Lockdown Dramedy

Charles Barfield

August 2, 2021 1:09 pm

News, Trailers

The pandemic has produced a number of films over the past year-and-a-half. Most of them include small casts, limited locations, and reduced budgets. And many of them actually try to tackle the idea of the COVI...

‘Together’ First Look: James McAvoy & Sharon Horgan Star In Stephen Daldry’s Pandemic-Inspired Drama

Charles Barfield

May 13, 2021 12:23 pm

News

Over the past year, we’ve seen quite a few attempts from studios to create timely films about the COVID pandemic. Sometimes, they’re great, like with Shudder’s underrated “Host.” Other times? Not so great, as ...

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