James McAvoy reveals Band of Brothers co-star bullied him on set
James McAvoy says a Band of Brothers co-star bullied him on his first day as a professional actor. He identified the person as one of eight cast members in a photo shown on Watch What Happens Live.
James McAvoy reveals Band of Brothers co-star bullied him on set James McAvoy says a Band of Brothers co-star bullied him on his first day as a professional actor. He identified the person as one of eight cast members in a photo shown on Watch What Happens Live. James McAvoy has revealed that one of his Band of Brothers co-stars bullied him on the set of the 2001 war drama miniseries. The actor spoke about the experience during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Monday. McAvoy took a moment before standing up to get a closer look at a cast photo that appeared on a screen nearby. He then said, Is he in there? No, I do not think he is in there. Ah!McAvoy Reveals Bullying Incident On SetYeah he is. The photo showed cast members Philip Barantini, Donnie Wahlberg, Kirk Acevedo, Scott Grimes, Neal McDonough, Adam James, Frank John Hughes and Ross McCall. After returning to his seat, McAvoy explained that the incident happened on his first day on set. He described filming one of those scenes with everybody in it, at a bar.McAvoy said, I had a scene and all these guys were in it for like nine months, 10 months, and they get one line in one episode, and one line 10 episodes later. And they were all pissed. The Atonement star continued, And I come in for one episode and I have got like an arc and scenes. I have got tons of lines.He then alleged, And so, one of the guys in that picture decided to bully me on my first day as a professional actor out of acting school. McAvoy further claimed that the co-star, whom he did not name, got him and his buddies to stand, point and laugh at me for like, three minutes. Host Andy Cohen cut in to add with dismay, That is terrible!Castmates Supported McAvoy During IncidentThe 47-year-old actor said Dexter Fletcher and Robin Laing took me aside, they were like, Come hang with us man. He praised the two cast members for helping him during the terrible moment. McAvoy expressed that the overall experience of working on the project had been a nine out of 10.However, the day he was allegedly bullied on set had been a two. The actor also told Cohen that David Schwimmer had not been the individual who bullied him. McAvoy took on the role of Private First Class James W. Miller in the 10-episode project, which went on to win the Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries. Elsewhere during his Watch What Happens Live appearance Monday, McAvoy reflected on other projects from his career.McAvoy Praises Narnia Experience As Ten Out Of TenAs for doing The Chronicles of Narnia a decade later, he raved over his time in the movie as a 10 out of 10. He said, I played the horny goat guy. I had like six months in New Zealand with 20 days work. So I just went hiking and camping.It was awesome. Representatives for Wahlberg, Acevedo, Grimes, Barantini, James, McDonough, Hughes and McCall did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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