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Recently, James McAvoy opened up about one of his most iconic roles and why he never followed up on it with a sequel. No, I'm not talking about The Chronicles of Narnia, and I'm definitely not talking about his X-Men films. Rather, McAvoy discussed Wanted, a 2008 film starring him alongside Angelina Jolie and General Zod himself, Terence Stamp.
"There were a couple of scripts that came my way for sequels, but they weren’t strong enough, so that’s why they never happened. If there was a script there that was absolutely banging, then, yeah, I’d be disappointed. But we made something that I’m really proud of. Timur was really proud of it. The studio was really proud of it. Everybody was really excited by it, and it’s stood the test of time a little bit. It’s always on streamers, and people are always watching it.
Because McAvoy was intentionally cast as a younger Xavier, he's nowhere near being at risk of aging out of the X-Men and MCU franchises. For perspective, he's 14 years younger than Robert Downey Jr., the same age as Chris Pratt, and two years older than Chris Evans. Moreover, Professor X does not have the same strenuous physical demands as superhero roles like Wolverine or Superman.
James McAvoy's Sequel Comments Could Make His MCU Return More Likely The MCU Has Big Plans For The X-Men As for whether he'd return to the X-Men films, McAvoy only has one caveat: he needs a good story. Speaking with Screen Rant, the actor stated:
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