James McAvoy Tells Us The Character From Stephen King’s 'IT' That He Kept Trying To Include In The Movie, But His Director Kept Cutting It Out

Interview with James McAvoy and Writer / Director: James Watkins

Transcript

00:00I don't want to have to compare myself to another actor or another narrative as well,

00:05where the narrative was slightly different.

00:06Sometimes it's the same when you read the book before you make the movie.

00:10You'll go like, but they did this in the book.

00:11And I've been with so many writers and directors.

00:13We're like, yeah, but this is what happened in the book.

00:15And the writer and directors are going like, I don't give a fuck.

00:18This is what we're doing in the fucking movie.

00:20Did you experience that with It?

00:22Was it a similar sort of thing?

00:23I feel like It was actually pretty faithful to the book.

00:26But Andy was really lovingly transported the book, I think, at most points.

00:34I remember the turtle.

00:35Do you know the book?

00:36I do.

00:37I love the book.

00:38It's one of my favorites.

00:39It's a masterpiece.

00:40The turtle is such a sort of thing that keeps coming to them.

00:43And they keep just talking about the turtle.

00:44And the turtle can't save us and all that.

00:46And I kept trying to put the turtle into the movie at every opportunity.

00:50And Andy was so kind and so nice.

00:52He never shot me down.

00:53But whenever I put the turtle in, I think he was just thinking,

00:56I'm going to be cutting that out of the movie.

01:02That's awesome.