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by Haunt Master » Fri Jun 27, 2008 1:40 pm
Today, I read it in the newspaper... Here's the story:
EVEN IF ROMEO turns into Rambo, he still gets kissed by Angelina Jolie.
Ask the Scottish Iad James McAvoy. He's been that route - both kisses and bruises. Even though he still lives in a tiny flat in London and drives the same Nissan he's had for 10 years, Hollywood is hearalding him as its new promising star on not one, but two fronts. Already entrenched with the "serious" movie fans for his roles in the Oscar-nominated romantic tragedy "Atonement" and the fiery character studt "The Last King of Scotland", he's making a crossover this very day into the realm of popcorn movies.
He stars as a professional assassin in "WANTED", a surrealistic action outing.
As he is in real life, his character, Wesley, is reluctant about it all. Wesley is a doormat of a cubicle-trapped office worker who is browbeaten daily by his female boss. His girlfriend is aggressive, and openly sleeping with his best friend. He doesn't sound much like a hero at all.
"I made the movie", McAvoy said, in his thick Scottish burr, "to let all those ordinary guys know that they can be in action situations, too. I was a lot like Wesley in facing all the action stuff in the movie. I had to work out in the gym for months, and, to tell you the truth. I rather eat dog poo than go to a gym. "I had to eat high-protein stuff to the point that it gave me an incredible degree of flatulence, which wasn't popular on the set.
Tough-girl Angelina Jolie has the job of training office-nerd James McAvoy (Atonement) to be an assassin.