.M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 mystery Split was actually expected to star Joaquin Phoenix ahead character, but the actor left simply 2 weeks before filming resulted from begin. James McAvoy, who took over for Phoenix metro, discussed this unusual advancement in a recent interview.Appearing on the Pleased Sad Bewildered podcast, McAvoy said Phoenix is an "amazing star," as well as he will have played the personality in a different way from the Scottish star. Crack tells the story of a man (McAvoy) who possesses 23 different individuals, so any individual could comprehend exactly how preparation seems like it might be critical to playing the part properly. But McAvoy stated coming in therefore overdue at the same time was something of a comfort since he couldn't over-prepare." I think he will offer a very various efficiency to the one I carried out. However I think he will provide an astonishing performance. At times coming in last minute is the most ideal means," he said. "I presume he abandoned it like two weeks before they began firing. It was actually actually last minute. I possessed 2 full weeks [to ready]" McAvoy happened to claim the Split text was therefore properly put-together that he really did not struggle way too much to understand what he wished to perform in the film, although he was available in so late. McAvoy said there were actually a couple characters/personalities that "took a little bit longer to find," but in addition to that, he claimed he really did not strain a lot of to locate his ground and also create the movie Shyamalan and also Blumhouse wanted.Split had not been the final time Phoenix az quit of a movie right just before filming, as he recently gave up a Todd Haynes love movie just five times just before recording. A record stated Phoenix az is very likely to pay for a low-seven-figure expense as a make-good, considering sets were actually actually made as well as the movie was sold to distributors when he suddenly left.McAvoy celebrities in the scary flick Communicate No Misery, which is in theatres right now. As for Phoenix metro, his following huge film is actually Joker: Folie u00e0 Deux, which involves theatres in October.In other information about McAvoy, the actor likewise reviewed just how he auditioned for and also could possess starred in the Harry Potter flick collection, however picked to pass.