.M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 mystery Crack was actually intended to star Joaquin Phoenix ahead role, but the star left merely pair of full weeks prior to shooting was because of start. James McAvoy, who managed for Phoenix, reviewed this uncommon progression in a recent interview.Appearing on the Pleased Sad Puzzled podcast, McAvoy pointed out Phoenix is an "impressive actor," as well as he would certainly possess played the character differently coming from the Scottish actor. Split informs the story of a male (McAvoy) who possesses 23 different individualities, therefore anybody can understand exactly how preparation seems like it may be critical to participating in the duty well. But McAvoy claimed being available in thus overdue in the process was actually something of a comfort given that he could not over-prepare." I presume he will offer a very different functionality to the one I did. However I think he will give an incredible efficiency. Often being available in last minute is the best means," he said. "I believe he abandoned it like 2 full weeks prior to they began shooting. It was truly eleventh hour. I possessed 2 weeks [to prepare]" McAvoy took place to say the Split manuscript was actually therefore effectively put-together that he failed to struggle a lot of to know what he wanted to carry out in the movie, despite the fact that he was available in therefore overdue. McAvoy said there were a pair characters/personalities that "took a little bit longer to locate," yet besides that, he said he really did not strain a lot of to find his ground and make the movie Shyamalan and also Blumhouse wanted.Split wasn't the final time Phoenix quit of a film right before filming, as he recently gave up a Todd Haynes passion movie only five times just before shooting. A report mentioned Phoenix az is very likely to pay a low-seven-figure expense as a make-good, considering sets were presently produced and also the movie was offered to reps when he abruptly left.McAvoy celebrities in the horror film Communicate No Misery, which resides in cinemas currently. When it comes to Phoenix, his following large film is actually Joker: Folie u00e0 Deux, which concerns theatres in October.In various other information about McAvoy, the star also went over just how he auditioned for and also could possess starred in the Harry Potter flick collection, but selected to pass.