James McAvoy
‘Speak No Evil’ Review: James McAvoy Is in Top Sinister Form in a Slow-Burn Blumhouse Thriller That Almost Works
Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis star as the victims in a remake of the 2022 Danish horror movie about two families holed up in a remote farmhouse.
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M. Night Shyamalan Movies, Ranked
There is no filmmaker like M. Night Shyamalan. Whatever you may feel about the director’s work, you’d be hard-pressed to call him unoriginal. He is entirely his own and, through that facet, has built a filmography that challenges our contemporary considerations of tone, performance and narrative. While it’s all too easy to get hung up […]
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James McAvoy’s Directorial Debut About Hip-Hop Hoax Sells to StudioCanal for U.K.
James McAvoy‘s directorial debut California Schemin‘ about a hip-hop hoax has presold to StudioCanal for the U.K. and Ireland and a range of other international markets. The movie is based on the true story of Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd, two friends from Dundee, Scotland, who conned the music industry by using American accents and pretending to […]
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‘The Book of Clarence’ Review: LaKeith Stanfield Cons Jerusalem in a Bumpy Biblical Epic
The Oscar-nominated actor stars alongside RJ Cyler, Omar Sy, Alfre Woodard, David Oyelowo and James McAvoy in director Jeymes Samuel's religious drama.
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AFM: Despite Strike Slowdown, Market Boasts New Projects With James McAvoy, Naomie Harris, Guy Pearce
The ongoing actors strike has cast a pall over this year’s American Film Market, which runs through Sunday, with far fewer projects on offer at the AFM’s new headquarters in the Le Meriden Delfina hotel. Producers and sales agents have complained about the difficulties in attaching name talent to projects until the actors union, SAG-AFTRA, […]
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James McAvoy, Blumhouse Reteam for Horror Thriller ‘Speak No Evil’
James McAvoy is getting back in business with Blumhouse, the studio behind his M. Night Shyamalan features Split and Glass. The actor is set to star in Speak No Evil, a remake of the Danish psychological horror thriller Gaesterne. Universal has set a date of Aug. 9, 2024, for the film. The remake hails from […]
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Geeta Malik’s ‘India Sweets and Spices’ Comedy Lands at Bleecker Street
Bleecker Street has nabbed the U.S. rights to writer-director Geeta Malik’s comedy India Sweets and Spices, which stars Sophia Ali, Manisha Koirala, Adil Hussain, Rish Shah and Deepti Gupta. Bleecker Street plans a Nov. 19 theatrical release for the Indian American coming-of-age tale that debuted at Tribeca. India Sweets and Spices follows Alia Kapur, played […]
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Peacock Nabs STXfilms’ Remake of ‘My Son,’ Starring James McAvoy, Claire Foy
Peacock has picked up the missing-person thriller My Son, starring James McAvoy and Claire Foy. The STXfilms pic, an English-language remake of the hit French thriller Mon Garcon, will stream for free on the NBCUniversal streaming platform beginning Sept. 15. My Son follows a man (McAvoy) whose only son goes missing, which leads him to […]
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‘Together’: Film Review
James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan star in Stephen Daldry's drama charting the ups and downs of a rocky romantic relationship over a year of pandemic lockdowns in the U.K.
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Bleecker Street Snaps Up James McAvoy, Sharon Horgan Lockdown Comedy ‘Together’
Bleecker Street has landed North American rights to Together, the British pandemic-era comedy drama starring James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan. Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaking Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot) and written by Dennis Kelly (Utopia, The Third Day), Together is set in the U.K. in the first days of the COVID-19 lockdown in early […]
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James McAvoy, Sharon Horgan Couple Up for Lockdown Drama ‘Together’
James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan have shot a secret COVID-19 love story. Together, from writer Dennis Kelly (Utopia, The Third Day) and directed by Oscar, BAFTA and Emmy-winning filmmaker Stephen Daldry (The Crown, Billy Elliot, The Reader), is set in the U.K. from the first days of the COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020 until present […]
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Claire Foy, James McAvoy to Star in ‘My Son’ Thriller
Claire Foy and James McAvoy are set to star in 'My Son,' the missing-person thriller from ErosSTX Global Corp., which is also a remake of the 2017 French movie 'Mon Garcon.'
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