.M. Night Shyamalan's 2016 thriller Split was supposed to star Joaquin Phoenix ahead character, but the actor left only 2 full weeks just before shooting was due to begin. James McAvoy, who took control of for Phoenix, explained this uncommon growth in a current interview.Appearing on the Delighted Sad Baffled podcast, McAvoy pointed out Phoenix metro is actually an "incredible actor," and also he would certainly have participated in the character in different ways coming from the Scottish star. Split informs the story of a male (McAvoy) that has 23 various personalities, therefore anybody could possibly know just how preparation sounds like it could be crucial to playing the part effectively. Yet McAvoy pointed out being available in thus overdue while doing so was actually one thing of a comfort considering that he couldn't over-prepare." I presume he would certainly give a very different efficiency to the one I performed. But I assume he would certainly give an incredible functionality. At times coming in last minute is actually the greatest way," he said. "I assume he ditched it like two full weeks just before they began shooting. It was actually definitely eleventh hour. I possessed pair of weeks [to prepare]" McAvoy happened to say the Split text was actually so effectively put-together that he really did not battle way too much to comprehend what he wished to perform in the movie, even though he came in thus late. McAvoy mentioned there were a couple characters/personalities that "took a bit longer to find," but other than that, he stated he didn't have a hard time too much to locate his footing and also make the motion picture Shyamalan and also Blumhouse wanted.Split had not been the final time Phoenix quit of a film right just before filming, as he recently quit a Todd Haynes romance film just five times prior to filming. A document said Phoenix az is actually probably to spend a low-seven-figure cost as a make-good, looking at collections were actually already produced and also the movie was actually offered to suppliers when he abruptly left.McAvoy superstars in the horror movie Talk No Wickedness, which is in theatres currently. As for Phoenix, his next significant flick is Joker: Folie u00e0 Deux, which relates to theaters in October.In various other news regarding McAvoy, the star additionally reviewed exactly how he auditioned for and also can have starred in the Harry Potter film series, but opted for to pass.