James McAvoy found an iconic connection with his X-Men co-stars: Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, while rehearsing for the film.
The 46-year-old actor shared that the three had performed Shakespeare’s play. macbeth on stage, and ended up becoming a pillar of their bond.
He Atonement The star shared: “I was getting hair extensions and I walked into the trailer, and I think Patrick was cooking and Sir Ian was sitting with his feet up in the recliner,” adding: “I had just finished making.” macbeth in London’s West End,” during the New York Comic Con.
McAvoy went on to share that McKellen called him to ask him about his recent stint on Macbeth and asked him to “do a little bit” together, since Stewart had done it too.
He Split The actor recalled that he had finished Macbeth two weeks ago and “couldn’t remember a single line” while Stewart and the the lord of the rings star were ‘like hitting back and forth [their] favorite fragments of Macbeth.
The moment deeply inspired McAvoy, who thought, “He’s just a different kind of actor, a different kind of machine.”
He Glass The actor shared that he was lucky to have the previous actor play his character, despite his light-hearted competition with his older counterpart.
Joking about his most meaningful moments with fans at Comic Con, McAvoy joked, “When they tell me I was better than Patrick, that means a lot. It really resonates with me.”
