Shameless actor who isn’t happy about being “impersonated” in the remake

at the moment, James McAvoy He is considered one of the best actors of his generation, having received excellent reviews for his work in productions such as the franchise X-Men and independent films.

A few decades ago, the actor was just another young talent looking to make a name for herself in the UK entertainment scene.

But his major break came in early 2004, when he played Steve McBride in the original British version of shameless.

Although he only appeared in 13 episodes, his breakout work as the questionable love interest of Fiona Gallagher (Anne-Marie Duff) became his main calling card.

Therefore, shortly after the completion of his season shamelessThe actor has been at the forefront of major productions such as The Chronicles of Narnia and Oscar-winning dramas, The last king of Scotland.

Recently, the actor gave an interview to Vanity Fair and admitted that he didn’t like the remake shameless which was made in the US in 2011. While the US version proved to be a huge hit in its own right, McAvoy admitted he’s not a particular fan.

He went on to explain that his position had nothing to do with the quality of the remake, but that what he found even more strange was the fact that he had seen the show copy near-accurate scenes from those he and his colleagues had created or improvised. .

He said he was particularly surprised to see the actor Justin Chatwinwho played the American version of Steve almost completely re-enacts the scene he improvised for the original series.

“I’m pretty sure pretty quickly, like with the British desk and the US desk, they just sidetracked and did their own thing. But I remember watching the first episode and the parts that I improvised that the guy was doing and I was like, ‘Wow!’”

The scene McAvoy specifically mentions is central to both versions’ pilot episodes shamelessIt also shows Steve meeting Fiona Gallagher (Anne-Marie Duff and Emmy Rossum, respectively) for the first time.

The fateful moment occurs outside a nightclub, and Steve is shown dreaming of a bouncer as he and Fiona flee into the night.

What was McAvoy improvising?

According to the actor, the moment his pants fall off was not part of the scene according to the script, but something he created at the moment.

The problem is, he didn’t like seeing another actor do it, and he thought it was weird.

“There is a point where I show my ass. And that was just me, I just decided to do it. And then when I was watching the US version and the guy did it, I couldn’t believe it.”

The two pilots are two copies of shameless By order of the same director, Marc Millhaud, which may justify a repeat of the scene. However, the actor was not pleased.

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