One of James McAvoy‘s earliest jobs as an actor came with some mixed feelings.
\n\nThe “Atonement” star reminisced about shooting an episode of the HBO series “Band of Brothers” in a “Watch What Happens Live” appearance this week. Back in the early 2000s, McAvoy was a young drama school graduate who booked a role on the World War II miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. His role, Pvt. James Miller, only lasted one episode but gave McAvoy plenty of lines in the midst of a crowded ensemble — and it turns out not everyone was happy about that.
\n\n“On my first day on set,” he said, “there was a ton of actors… It was one of those scenes with everybody in it, and we’re all at a bar.” “I had a scene. And all these guys were in it for nine months, 10 months, and they get one line in one episode, and one line 10 episodes later. They were all pissed. I come in for one episode, and I’ve got an arc and scenes. I’ve got tons of lines.”
\n\nHost Andy Cohen had shown a picture of the “Band of Brothers” ensemble, and McAvoy confirmed that someone…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/