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James McAvoy on Prof. X. not being Bald and Reshoots |
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Friday, 21 January 2011 18:22 |
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In an interview with Cinema Blend, actor James McAvoy reveals that Professor X will not go bald in X-Men: First Class and that this fact helped him settle into the role easier. According to the article, the character was to go bald during the film but was then vetoed out by the studio.
On being free from the constraints of the previous films:
McAvoy revealed that Xavier was initially going to be bald, but the studio vetoed the idea. Apparently this detail alone was enough to help him escape from under the weight of Stewart's performance and left him saying, "Well f*** it, I’m liberated then."
On his take on the character:
You look at the kind of main, defining characteristics of Professor X, of Charlie Boy, and you go, 'Alright, he’s selfless. He’s a saint. He’s sexless, it seems. He’s egoless. He’s all about other people. He’s all about bettering the world and mutantkind |
