.M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 mystery Split was meant to star Joaquin Phoenix az ahead role, but the actor quit only two full weeks prior to filming resulted from begin. James McAvoy, that managed for Phoenix az, explained this uncommon growth in a recent interview.Appearing on the Pleased Sad Bewildered podcast, McAvoy said Phoenix az is actually an "amazing star," and he would certainly have played the character in a different way coming from the Scottish star. Split informs the story of a man (McAvoy) who has 23 various personalities, therefore anyone can know exactly how planning seems like it might be critical to playing the job well. However McAvoy said being available in so overdue while doing so was something of an alleviation considering that he could not over-prepare." I presume he 'd provide a very various performance to the one I carried out. Yet I believe he 'd give an unbelievable functionality. At times can be found in eleventh hour is the most effective means," he said. "I assume he abandoned it like 2 full weeks just before they began firing. It was really eleventh hour. I had two full weeks [to prepare]" McAvoy took place to claim the Crack manuscript was actually thus properly put-together that he didn't struggle way too much to understand what he intended to perform in the movie, despite the fact that he can be found in thus overdue. McAvoy claimed there were a married couple characters/personalities that "took a little bit longer to discover," but other than that, he claimed he failed to have a hard time excessive to find his ground and also create the motion picture Shyamalan as well as Blumhouse wanted.Split wasn't the final time Phoenix az left of a movie right before filming, as he just recently stopped a Todd Haynes romance film only five days just before shooting. A record said Phoenix metro is very likely to pay a low-seven-figure charge as a make-good, looking at collections were currently produced as well as the movie was actually offered to suppliers when he abruptly left.McAvoy superstars in the horror flick Talk No Misery, which remains in cinemas currently. As for Phoenix az, his next significant movie is Joker: Folie u00e0 Deux, which relates to theaters in October.In various other information about McAvoy, the actor also discussed exactly how he auditioned for and can possess starred in the Harry Potter film series, yet chose to pass.