James McAvoy almost played the young version of the infamous Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter, The actor revealed in an interview recently this week.
Speaking on Josh Horowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast, McAvoy said he was “almost… Harry Potter He initially turned down the role of Tom Riddle. movies because of the time it would have taken.
“It was early in my career, I had an audition, they wanted to put me and ten other actors on a waiting list so they could keep us and cast us later,” he said. “They offered me a huge amount of money, it was about £40,000 or something like that. I wouldn’t be able to do any work for about seven months.”
McAvoy consulted his agent about the possibility, who quickly dismissed it, advising him to use the time to pursue other roles. The character of Tom Riddle played a major role in Chamber of Secrets The second book and film in the series. Readers learn a lot about the young, aspiring wizard in Slytherin before he became known as “He Who Must Not Be Named.” As revealed later in the series, the entire phrase “I am Lord Voldemort” is a re-lettering of the word Tom Marvolo Riddle.
McAvoy ended up accepting a much smaller stage role at the time, but he doesn't seem bothered by the choice today. “It was part of my genesis,” he said.
The actor clearly has the ability to pull off a scary role like Riddle, as evidenced by his roles in psychological thrillers like Divided And the coming Do not speak evil. Christian Coulson continued to portray Riddle in Chamber of SecretsWhile Ralph Fiennes played Lord Voldemort in later films, McAvoy wasn't the only future star who considered the role; Eddie Redmayne, who later appeared in the Harry Potter spinoff Fantastic Beasts Franchise, as tested for this role.
Harry Potter It remains one of the most popular franchises in entertainment, despite the backlash around author J.K. Rowling for her controversial views and attacks on transgender people. Warner Bros. Discovery is developing a new film Harry Potter The TV series is scheduled to air in 2026.
