‘ORGY’ BARGY
McAvoy comes a cropper in raunchy sex scene
ACTOR James McAvoy has revealed he was injured on the set of his latest movie while filming an orgy scene.
The Hollywood star told how he fell and “smashed” his knee on the floor when one of the characters grabbed his neck to start biting it. The Glasgow-born X-Men and Last king of Scotland actor was filming upcoming thriller Turn Up the Sun, where the cast had to improvise their performances. Speaking on the Restless Natives podcast, McAvoy, 44, said: “I just did an improvised film which was shot in six days and it’s quite dark and sexual.
“The second last day of filming ended with about nine of us doing an orgy scene. An improvised f ***** g orgy scene.
“It was hardcore dancing, everybody is on drugs, we had all drunk loads of whisky and there was loads of kissing, groping and disrobing.
“There’s this amazing Spanish actor called Almudena Amor and we had to go at it with each other.
“We had to be funny with it but properly go for it and we were both in the same headspace. So we get to this improvised orgy and she’s bigger than me, she’s like 5ft 11in.
“At one point, I was holding her upside down and we were doing some weird thing and somebody grabbed me on the back of the neck to start biting my neck.
“I just decked it and smashed my knee real hard on the ground.
“I think that’s the only time I’ve been injured making a film.”
Bafta winner McAvoy leads an ensemble cast in the movie, which is written and directed by Welsh filmmaker Jamie Adams. The story revolves around two couples that accidentally book the same countryside mansion for a weekend of work and pleasure but discover things may not be as they seem.
The film also stars Lucas Bravo, who appeared in Netflix series Emily in Paris, and Irish actress Aisling Franciosi.
Producer Shaun Sanghani previously said: “James McAvoy is one of the most talented actors in the business and having him and the rest of our amazing cast collaborate with Jamie Adams is exciting on every level.”