James McAvoy is a Scottish actor, mainly known for his work in the X-Men saga. On the other hand, Angelina Jolie is one of the most beautiful actresses in the industry. Both had the opportunity to share the screen on one occasion and the actor did not have a good time.
James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie starred in an action movie called Wanted. The film was directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starred Morgan Freeman and Chris Pratt, among others.
The story introduced us to Wesley Gibson, an office worker whose life is somewhat stagnant, until one day Fox, an intrepid woman, recruits him to join the Brotherhood, a secret society of assassins.
The film ended up being a success, both at the box office and with critics. It was praised for the script and its handling of action and suspense. It even received two Oscar nominations. However, those who stood out the most in the film were Jolie and McAvoy, especially because of the chemistry they had on screen.
She had just starred in big hits in the action genre like Mr. and Mrs. Smith and the Lara Croft films. On the other hand, James McAvoy was going through his most successful stage after starring in The Last King of Scotland and Atonement, so Wanted was a big leap (and turn) in his career. And although both had a good relationship behind the scenes, the truth is that the actor also remembers that filming some scenes with the actress was a 'nightmare'. Mainly the romantic scenes.
The truth is that James McAvoy already had experience in filming these types of scenes, after the passionate shots he experienced with Keira Knightley in Atonement. However, he remembers being very nervous about doing it with Angelina and that he had a terrible time. “I don't enjoy those kinds of scenes. You sweat a lot and it's uncomfortable. My paranoia is that the girl I'm working with feels like I'm taking advantage of her,” he revealed during an interview.
“It's discouraging. “They are considered the most beautiful women on the planet and I am clearly not” he was encouraged to confess as well, when talking about his co-stars. Furthermore, another reason why he didn't feel that way is because the first scene they shot was a scene where they had to kiss. “We didn't even have time to get to know each other, it was very uncomfortable. It was her first day on set. It was like 'Hello, how are you? Nice to meet you, I'm James, let's kiss now,' he concluded.
Despite this, the actor from the X-Men saga had nothing but praise and good words to describe his co-star. “She is a very calm and relaxed person. She is also very good and fun.”
On the other hand, Angelina was not so uncomfortable about it and even revealed that the reason she accepted the role in the film was because she found out that James McAvoy had been cast in the lead role. “She seemed very unusual to me but very interesting at the same time.” Furthermore, her interest in playing Fox arose especially because she was a very dark and mysterious woman.”
Since then, the paths of Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy have not crossed again. Although now that both are part of the superhero universe thanks to Marvel, perhaps in the future we will be able to see them share the screen again. Wanted is available on Netflix in Latin America.
