James McAvoy was offered a role within the first Star Trek film from J.J. Abrams, but wound up turning it down.

James McAvoy is a giant Star Trek fan, and though he hasn’t appeared within the long-running sci-fi franchise, he did as soon as come very shut. While talking with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, McAvoy revealed he was really offered a role in J.J. Abrams’ first Star Trek film, but finally turned it down as a result of he didn’t assume he was proper for the half.

“I got offered something. I didn’t want to do that. I suggested I can do something else,” McAvoy stated. “They needed to digital camera check me and I was like, ‘Do you know what, it’s alright, don’t fear about it.’  Not as a result of I wouldn’t, as a result of I simply didn’t assume I was proper.“

McAvoy didn’t reveal which role he was offered (though Horowitz guessed McCoy, and there have been rumblings he was up for Scotty again within the day), but he added that Abrams did find yourself selecting the best actor for the half. “What I said to J.J. about what I thought the role should be and the kind of actor that should be, they absolutely got. I’m not saying that he got that because I said that,” McAvoy stated. “But the sort of particular person I assumed that I’m not, is precisely the one who bought it. And it’s sensible. And I like the brand new ones. I like J.J.’s movies. They are wonderful.“

Perhaps someday, James McAvoy will seem in a Star Trek undertaking. He as soon as stated he would like to play a younger Jean-Luc Picard.

McAvoy can at the moment be seen in Speak No Evil, a psychological horror thriller which follows an American household who’re invited to spend the weekend on the idyllic nation property of a captivating British household they befriended on trip. But what begins as a dream vacation quickly warps right into a snarled psychological nightmare. Our personal Tyler Nichols was a fan, significantly of McAvoy’s efficiency. “James McAvoy is absolutely the star of the show and gives a riveting performance as Paddy. He’s electric from one moment to the next and brings such a chaotic energy,” Nichols wrote. “This is an all-time performance from McAvoy and will likely stand out as a career-best. As evil as the trailers make him out to be, the performance is much more nuanced and he draws you in. He’s like a dog playing with a new toy, just testing how best to tear it apart.” You can try the remainder of Nichols’ assessment proper right here.