X-Men's James McAvoy Has Been Told He's Too Short For Certain Roles
James McAvoy from the X-Men franchise revealed he sometimes lost roles based on his height.
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Cinemablend reports that even though James McAvoy has found much success as an actor, he's also found it hard at times thanks to his height of 5'7", which saw him being told he's "too short" for certain roles. Another issue that he finds is, even when he gets cast in a project, often he's told the filmmakers are "going to have to do something about [his height]" as "nobody would believe" someone his size would be with whoever might be playing his attractive Hollywood costar. Even though he wouldn't reveal a name, McAvoy even spoke about the time when a female costar expressed her displeasure in being cast opposite him, with her implying he was too short to work alongside with. He spoke about how such comments made for an interesting and "tough" time on set, as it was eight weeks of pretending to really like one another when there were obviously hard feelings under the surface. He admits sometimes even the busiest working actors are made to feel like they're "not good-looking enough" to get the roles they apply for. Earlier this year, McAvoy had expressed interest in playing The Riddler in the upcoming DCEU's The Batman, stating DC always does "really good bad guys" in their films. Unfortunately for him, it was announced earlier this fall Paul Dano will play The Riddler in the upcoming DC film. This kind of thing happens a lot in Hollywood though, not just to James McAvoy. Actors express their interest in certain projects or roles in a public forum and producers, directors and casting agents end up going in a different direction for all sorts of reasons.
