James McAvoybetter watch his back — and perfect his dance skills — aroundJessica Chastain!
“You gotta really plan who to prank,” she quipped to hostKelly Clarkson, adding with a laugh, “I just also worked withMichael Shannon— probably not the guy to prank.”
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James McAvoy and Jessica Chastain.Neilson Barnard/Getty
Chastain, who planned the prank with directorSimon Kinberg, went on to recall McAvoy being “lifted up” on wires in character as Professor X, explaining, “And he does the scene and it’s good.”
“And all of a sudden, the ‘Macarena’ starts playing,” Chastain said, referring to the ’90s Los del Rio earworm dance hit. “And the guys who were holding the wires werehaving him dance the Macarena.”
“There’s no topping it. I think it was the best,” she added.
Chastain said McAvoy “leaned in” to the joke, remembering, “At one point, ‘cause he was at the top of the stairs, he grabbed me and lifted me off the ground.”
James McAvoy (L) and Jessica Chastain inDark Phoenix(2019).Courtesy Twentieth Century Fox; Doane Gregory/Fox
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“And that’s when I was like, ‘Oh, yeah yeah, no no. We gotta stop ‘cause I could now get hurt,’ " she continued. “He was good fun.”
Chastain starred in the most recentX-Menfilm as Vuk, leader of the D’Bari people, as well as the character Margaret Smith — a woman Vuk impersonates.
“Ididn’t even know what my character’s namewas until I saw the film,” theOscarwinner admitted with a laugh during a September 2021 appearance on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast.
She added, “It was an interesting thing. Simon Kinberg, who directed it, is an incredible human being, and I’ve worked with him again. I love him.”
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source: people.com
