Joaquin Phoenix Was Originally Set to Star in Split Instead of James McAvoy

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Joaquin Phoenix Was Originally Set to Star in Split Instead of James McAvoy
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Apparently, Phoenix abandoning a film project last minute is a pattern of his.

of the Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning actor behind Arthur Fleck, Joaquin Phoenix. Now joining the pile of what has become a media blitz of Phoenix facts is a tidbit about how he was initially tapped to reunite with hisstar James McAvoy revealed that Phoenix was on deck to star as the multi-personality-addled character Kevin Wendell Crumb. According to McAvoy, Phoenix made like a banana and split“I think he ditched it two weeks before the shooting,” McAvoy said.

When asked what it was like to pick up a character that a director like Shyamalan had initially had cast with a different actor, McAvoy cavalierly joked, saying he was confident enough in his acting prowess to “do it better anyway.” He continued. “ is an amazing actor. I think he’d give a very different performance to the one I did, but I think he’d give an incredible performance. Sometimes coming in last minute is the best way.”press tour, Phoenix and director Todd Phillips revealed that the DC sequel film almost wasn’t in the cards because Phoenix is historically averse to starring in sequel films.

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