Reasons why James McAvoy made a great Professor X in X-Men series

James McAvoy is a man of great talent. The Scottish actor turned 42 on April 21. It was his role as Professor X in the X-Men films that earned him great recognition and success.

He’s also known for his notable lead roles in M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass (2019),  Atonement (2007), Split (2017), Andy Muschietti’s horror film It Chapter Two (2019), and series His Dark Materials (2007).

So to celebrate his special day, let’s find out how he played such a great Professor X:

You cannot differentiate between the ‘real’ and ‘reel’ character

Before McAvoy would proceed to play the more youthful rendition of Charles, he was played by Sir Patrick Stewart in the previous X-Men films. Since X-Men: First Class was a prequel to those films, McAvoy kind of transformed Charles’s personality.

He was young, vigorous, a totally unexpected character in comparison to what Stewart played. Therefore it worked exceptionally outstanding for him as he marveled at it in his own way.

The character’s origin

With these prequel X-Men films, we saw how Professor X proceeds to turn into a character that we all know and love. Indeed, it flawlessly worked upon, in both X-Men: First Class and X-Men-Days of Future Past.

His acting in X-Men: Days of Future Past

This is the place where things truly change since both Professor X are available in this film.

McAvoy actually sparkles here as he plays a devastated Charles who has lost all his expectations in humanity and it truly shows you a completely different side of this character. It surely wouldn’t have worked if McAvoy wasn’t at his best.

He is filled with charisma and glamour

While the past films didn’t scout this, the prequels went all out with this idea. It looks as if he has a blood relation with mystique that made the character grounded and so thoughtful. It’s what drove his characters and the films forward and made the experience even more amazing.

His bonding with Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender acted so well and his chemistry with McAvoy is what really stood out in the films. Brother for brother as they are, their story is the core of the X-Men films as their conflict of belief systems is explored very well. Also, witnessing their friendship getting over is so disheartening.