The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (The Official Site)
Status: Released in Theaters
Directed by: Andrew Adamson
Stars: James McAvoy, Tilda Swinton, Dawn French, and Rupert Everett
James' Role: In this film, James will protray Mr. Tumnus, who is a faun. Fauns are creatures that are half man and half goat. He was the first creature Lucy met on her first trip into Narnia. Tumnus offered Lucy a cup of tea in his cave, in hopes of capturing her, for he was in the pay of the White Witch at the time. It was his instructions to bring her any Son of Adam or Daughter of Eve that entered Narnia. He brought Lucy to his cave where he entertained her and put her to sleep with his flute. Lucy awoke to the sound of Tumnus crying. He told her that he had been planning to bring her to the White Witch, but he could not. Tumnus helped her escape back to where she had entered Narnia through the wardrobe.
Upon Lucy's second entrance, with her brothers and sisters, she discovered Tumnus' cave destroyed and a note saying that he was going to be put to trail by the White Witch. Lucy persuaded the other children to rescue the faun, who was now one of the White Witch's stone statues. In the end, Lucy did free Tumnus with the help of Aslan.
About the film: (to come)
Wimbledon (The Official Site)
Status: Post-Production (To be released September 24, 2004)
Directed by: Richard Loncraine
Stars: Paul Bettany, Kirsten Dunst, Jon Favreau, Sam Neill, Bernard Hill, and James McAvoy
James' Role: Carl Colt
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About the film:
Peter Colt (Bettany) is an unlucky guy, scoring "love" both professionally and personally. Seeded near the bottom of the world tennis ranks, he manages to score a wild card, allowing him to play in the prestigious Wimbledon tournament. There, he meets and falls in love with American tennis star Lizzie Bradbury (Dunst). Fueled by a mixture of his newfound luck, love and on-court prowess, Peter works his way up the ranks of the tournament players and actually stands a chance of fulfilling his lifelong dream of winning the men's singles title - if his luck can just hold out.
Inside I'm Dancing Status: Post-Production
Directed by: Damien O'Donnell
Stars: James McAvoy, Steven Robertson, Romola Garai and Brenda Fricker
James' Role: Rory O'Shea
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About the film:
A 24-year-old who has cerebral palsy, largely unable to be understood by those around him, Michael's life is transformed when loudmouth Rory O'Shea moves into the next room at the Carrigmore Residential Home for the Disabled. He's soon stunned to discover that Rory - who can only move his right hand - can understand his almost unintelligible speech, and a friendship quickly forms between the two young men, with Rory's rebellious nature inspiring Michael to discover a whole new world outside of the walls of Carrigmore. Treating its subject with a wonderful lightness of touch (thanks largely to engaging performances from the two leads), this is a heartwarming comedy, sure to delight viewers.
Bright Young Things (The Official Site)
Status: Now on DVD
Directed by: Stephen Fry
Stars: Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, Dan Ackroyd, James McAvoy, Stockard Channing, and Alec Newman
James' Role: Simon Balcairn
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About the film:
Our young hero, Adam, needs to get enough money to marry the beautiful Nina. His friends - eccentric, wild, louche and entirely shocking to the older generation, seem one by one to self-destruct, to crash and burn in their endless search for newer and faster sensations.
Their world is that of the very young, wild, party-loving creatures new to gramophone records and the telephone - this is a self-consciously modern generation that cannot keep still for a second. They are known to the press, who follow their every move, as the Bright Young Things.
Bollywood Queen (The Official Site)
Status: Now on DVD (it is out now in the UK, but Nov. 9, 2004 is the DVD release date for the USA).
Directed by: Jeremy Wooding
Stars: Preeya Kalidas, James McAvoy, Ciarin McMenamin, Ray Pantaki, Amerjit Deu, and Karen Shenaz David
James' Role: Jay
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About the film:
Nineteen year old Geena apparently has everything going for her: a Business Studies course, a weekend job with the family firm, and a trophy boyfriend. Still, she longs for life to be more like the romance and adventure of her beloved Bollywood movies.
Whether she's sitting through tedious economics lectures, attending to fussy matrons in the family's sari shop, or being chaperoned around chi-chi bars in the sports car of her family-approved boyfriend, Dialup, Geena's mind keeps drifting. She's entranced by the glamour of Bollywood and seduced by the sounds of R&B girl groups. Secretly, Geena has already formed a vocal trio with her two best friends, Anji and Neeta.
Then, Geena has an unexpected encounter with Jay, a new boy in town, and finds that love can be just as enthralling as the songs on the silver screen suggest. When Jay saves her from an accident outside the family factory, her hero fantasies, and the predictions of her astrologer uncle, seem to be fulfilled.
Jay has fled his drab west country small town and followed his brother, Dean, to the promise of the big city. There's little to keep him back home - just a dead-end job and a ne'er do well father who has been lost in booze since his wife's death. Dean's life - ducking and diving around the grey economy of London's rag trade - offers Jay excitement and ready cash. Jay's encounter with Geena opens a door on a different London for him, and on a different way of life.
The pair's liaisons around London's East Side must be kept secret, however. Not only is Jay off limits as far as Geena's two over-protective brothers, Sanjay and Anil, are concerned, but he works for a rival garment manufacturer. Then there is the ongoing issue of Dillip. Jay's brother Dean is likewise unimpressed with Jay's sudden passion.
When the affair between Geena and Jay is uncovered, the two find themselves in the cross-fire of a vicious turf war over the lucrative but illegal trade in fake designer wear. Faced with a choice between between family loyalties and their love affair, the two escape to the wild west of Jay's native Somerset.
But Geena's new found independence means she is ready to face the music back home. In time-honoured Bollywood style, its climactic scene comes at an Indian wedding, where Geena and her group perform a provocative R&B song that tells of her love for Jay. Can her family accept the real Geena? Or will she and Jay discover that happy endings don't always turn out like the movies?
Television Projects
Children of Dune (The Official Site)
Status: Now on DVD (Buy It)
Directed by: Greg Yaitanes
Stars: Alec Newman, James McAvoy, Jessica Brooks, Daniela Amavia, Susan Sarandon, Alice Krige, Julie Cox, and Barbara Kodetova
James' Role: Leto II
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About the film:
Under Paul "Muad'Dib" Atreides' rule as Emperor, the planet Arrakis has enjoyed a renaissance. However, the revolution that Muad'dib inspired has transformed into a brutal jihad that has plunged all of humanity into a bitter, neverending cycle of interstellar war.
Now a conspiracy on Arrakis threatens to rob Muad'Dib of his throne and his life. The future of all of humanity might well rest in the hands of Muad'dib's young, vulnerable heirs — Leto II and his sister, Ghanima. Idealistic young Leto, however, fiercely resists his destiny as a force for sweeping changes, both on Arrakis and in the universe at large.
Unfortunately, the time for Leto to take action is drawing near, and friends and enemies are difficult to tell apart on Arrakis, where the only thing more precious than water is the Spice, a substance found only on Arrakis that makes possible interstellar space travel; extends life; and enables people who ingest it to have clairvoyant visions of distant places and of the future.
With the rule of Arrakis and the freedom of all humanity hanging in the balance, Leto must risk sacrificing his own humanity in order to save those who would see him destroyed.
Band of Brothers (The Official Site)
Status: Now on DVD (Buy It)
Directed by: Tom Hanks, David Frankel, David Leland, Richard Loncraine, David Nutter, Phil Alden Robinson, Mikael Salomon, and Tony To
Stars: Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, David Schwimmer, Damian Lewis, Donnie Wahlberg, Ron Livingston, Matthew Settle, Rick Warden, Frank John Hughes, and Scott Grimes
James' Role: James' plays Pvt. James Miller in the fourth episode of Band of Brothers, a mini-series done by HBO. He joins the Easy Company as a replacement. James Miller then joins the company on the journey to Holland. They are ambushed on the road and after fighting James Miller is hit by an explosive and is killed.
State of Play (The Official Site)
Status: Has aired on the BBCA.
Directed by:
Stars: John Simm, David Morrissey, Polly Walker, James McAvoy, and Bill Nighy
James' Role: James plays Dan Foster, a "freelance" reporter to The Herald. He's a very good journalist, with charm and wit. He is always being evaluated and it is even speculation that he might not even be married, as he claims to be.
White Teeth (The Official Site)
Status: Currently there are no plans to release White Teeth on DVD or VHS.
Directed by: Julian Jarrold
Stars: Phil Davis, Naomie Harris, Om Puri, Christopher Simpson, Sarah Ozeke, Robert Bathurst, Geraldine James, and James McAvoy
James' Role: James plays Josh Malfen, a nerd who is caught with dope in the second episode. Two others are as well and they are forced to study secessions with Josh's parents, Marcus and Joyce. Josh then become a radical and joins Fighting Animal Torture and Exploitation (FATE), which is an animal rights group that is against his father's crimes against mice. The story is set in 1992.