James McAvoy was supported by wife Lisa Liberati as he reunited with his co-stars while promoting latest film Speak No Evil In New York City on Monday evening.
The Scottish actor joined Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis, Alix West Lefler and Dan Hough at DGA Theatre for the premiere of their forthcoming psychological thriller.
McAvoy, 45, looked appropriately smart in a black two-piece suit as the cast assembled alongside writer-director James Watkins ahead of its official US screening.
He was accompanied by glamorous wife Liberati, a former personal assistant to M. Night Shyamalan who originally met McAvoy while he was working with the director on 2016 film Split.
The actor takes a lead role as Paddy, a family man with a dark secret, in Watkins’ English language adaptation of the 2022 Danish film of the same name.
James McAvoy was supported by wife Lisa Liberati (pictured) as he reunited with his co-stars while promoting latest film Speak No Evil In New York City on Monday evening
(L-R) Scoot McNairy, James McAvoy, Dan Hough, Alix West Lefler, Mackenzie Davis, and James Watkins visited DGA Theatre for the premiere of their forthcoming psychological thriller
McAvoy admits to drawing on a number of controversial influences while bringing his Speak No Evil character to life, among them the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate (pictured)
And he admits to drawing on a number of controversial influences while bringing the character to life, among them the misogynist influencer Andrew Tate.
He told Empire: ‘The thing I thought I could exploit in the character was, he thinks he’s a bit of a… West Country Andrew Tate.
‘He’s like, “I’m going to teach you what it’s like to be a man again.” But there’s a sort of polite face on it that isn’t quite Andrew Tate, enough of a sheen of, “I’m not one of those guys.”
‘[Paddy’s] challenging you, “Do you have a big enough d*** to have a drink with me?”, Or, “I’m sorry, this is too much for you because you’re not real enough.”‘
He added: ‘You wanted something a bit agricultural. I had two big visual touchstones. The first was the Australian term bogan, which can be associated with a certain level of toxic masculinity.
‘And the other was the character Rooster from Jerusalem, played so brilliantly by Mark Rylance.’
Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested in Romania last month accused of crimes against 35 women, including allegedly having sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Now under house arrest in Bucharest, the pair are facing allegations of human trafficking, including the trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, forming an organised criminal group, money laundering, and influencing statements.
The actor takes a lead role as Paddy, a family man with a dark secret, in Watkins’ English language adaptation of the 2022 Danish film of the same name
He looked appropriately smart in a black two-piece suit as the cast assembled ahead of its official US screening
The Scottish actor posed for a photo alongside Kenan Thompson during the event
McAvoy co-stars with actress Mackenzie Davis (pictured) in new thriller Speak No Evil
The alleged crimes date between 2014 and 2024. The Tates deny all the charges against them.
In the UK multiple women have also come forward and accused both brothers of violent rapes.
A court is also set to rule on October 7 on whether the brothers committed tax evasion in the UK after Devon and Cornwall Police brought a case claiming they had not paid any tax on £12 billion of earnings.
Speak No Evil is released on September 13, 2024.