Cinema Encyclopedia on Instagram: "The subtle shift in his facial expressions as he changes personality here has to be an acting masterclass 🙌 When Joaquin Phoenix and the production couldn’t reach a contract agreement, James McAvoy was cast in the lead at the very last stage of pre-production. Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan cast James McAvoyafter a chance meeting with him at Comic-Con. McAvoy had recently completed X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) and his hair was still little more than stubble. D