Superherohype.com chats with James McAvoy about his upcoming role as Wesley Gibson, the Eminem lookalike who went from everyday loser to bad ass super villain in Mark Millar’s Wanted.

McAvoy talks about how his gymnastic skills will come into play and how the script will differ from the comic:

“I’ve not done it in a couple years, but I’m bendy still,” McAvoy said about his gymnastic skills, which he’ll probably need for the role. “I can move around. There’s a lot of jumping around and swinging around and doing silly things, so I can’t wait.”

He hasn’t met his fellow Scotsman Mark Millar yet, but since the movie is set in America, he won’t be using his normal Scottish accent. McAvoy also said that Sh*thead, the villain made completely out of sh*t, isn’t in the current script. “It’s kind of pared back. It’s less superheroey, and it’s more about the empowerment of lives, and how Wesley does all this amazing stuff because people tell him he’s a superhero, then he realizes he just did it through belief.”

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