James McAvoy

James McAvoy is a supporting character in the novel "最佳影星" inspired by the celebrity persona of James McAvoy.

Volume 1 (1999)
He met Matthew Horner during the filming of the mini-series Band of Brothers in which they both played important supporting roles. During the military training that took place prior to the shooting, he and Michael Fassbender hatched a plan to get the strict military instructor Tom West fired. Matthew was also part of the planning which made the three of them quite close and gave birth to a friendship that lasted for decades.

During the filming, the three hung out together quite often. During one of their nights out, they ran into Tom Hardy who had had a terrible day on the set which led to all his scenes in the mini-series being deleted; as a result, he was in a sour mood and picked a fight with Matthew whom he believed to be the cause of his situation only to be chased off by the three of them.

Volume 2 (2000)
He met Matthew and Michael Fassbender at Warner Brothers Studios when all three of them were called to do some dubbing for their roles. In the afternoon, the three went to a bar and talked about the recent happenings. James McAvoy was pleasantly surprised to hear that Matthew was also auditioning for a role in Black Hawk Down, like himself.

A few weeks later, the two arrived at Edwards Air Force Base where they would go through 10 days of basic military training before flying to Morocco where most of the filming would take place. In the crew, James McAvoy was surprised to see Tom Hardy, as well as Johnny Lee Miller, who both seemed to be glaring daggers at Matthew. Matthew also noticed this and informed him about his history with Miller. James McAvoy advised Matthew to remain cautious while in the crew since Tom Hardy and Johnny Lee Miller seemed to be hatching a plan.

A few days later, after training, Ben Foster rushed in to his room while he was resting and informed him that he had seen Tom Hardy and Johnny Lee Miller sneaking into the shower room behind Matthew. James McAvoy quickly rounded up a few guys whom he and Matthew had become friends with and rushed to the shower room before banging heavily on the door. Soon, the door opened and Tom Hardy and Johnny Lee Miller dejectedly walked out. Matthew later informed him of what had transpired.

Volume 4 (2002)
One day, he received an invite from Matthew to his belated housewarming party. There, he saw Michael Fassbender and Ben Foster, as well as Orlando Bloom and his date, Liv Tyler. He had a good time before returning home around 11 o'clock, unaware of the true purpose behind the party.