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James McAvoy Calls His First Time Directing 'Stressful' but Rewarding After 30 Years of Acting (Exclusive)

James McAvoy talked to PEOPLE about making his directorial debut with California Schemin’ at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival "I've loved telling stories as an actor for 30 years. It's an ...
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James McAvoy Talks Directorial Debut With ‘California Schemin': "I Wanted To Make People Laugh As Well As Cry" – Toronto Studio

Logline: Actor James McAvoy makes his directorial debut with this irresistible, feel-good underdog tale about two Scottish men pretending to be Americans to achieve their dreams of hip-hop stardom. It ...

James McAvoy Recalls The Moment He Had With Patrick Stewart And Ian McKellen On X-Men: Days Of Future Past That Showed Him They’re ‘A Different Kind Of Actor’

In 2014, the X-Men film series delivered a crossover of sorts with X-Men: Days of Future Past, which combined the casts of the then-current “First Class” movies and the mutant franchise’s original ...
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Famous actor attacked at bar during Film Festival

Actor James McAvoy’s celebratory trip to the Toronto International Film Festival took an unexpected turn when he was assaulted at a local bar following the premiere of his directorial debut. According ...

James McAvoy’s on His Favorite ‘X-Men’ Movie

Men' movie… in a way. For the ‘X-Men’ star, it depends, since for James McAvoy, ‘X-Men: First Class’ took a fresh approach to ...