![]() Playing the part of Raven Darkholme, a shape-shifting mutant who joins Erik's Brotherhood of Mutants, Jennifer Lawrence took on a chameleon of a character in X-Men: First Class. Jennifer Lawrence (Raven Darkholme/Mystique) He'll also star in My Son and narrate The Bridge. Next, the actor will be heard in the video game, Twelve Minutes. Recently, McAvoy appeared in HBO's His Dark Materials. He's also heard in Gnomeo & Juliet, Sherlock Gnomes, and Arthur Christmas. Additionally, McAvoy starred in IT: Chapter Two. James McAvoy's other film credits include Penelope, Becoming Jane, The Last Station, Wimbledon, Swimming Pool, Starter for 10, and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. Additionally, McAvoy played Professor X in X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, and Deadpool 2. He's also recognized from Wanted, The Last King of Scotland, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Filth, Trance, Atomic Blonde, Split, and Glass. ![]() Most notably, McAvoy is known for his Golden Globe-nominated performance in Atonement. Professor X, a telepathic mutant who becomes the founder of the X-Men, James McAvoy took on the lead role in Fox's superhero prequel blockbuster, X-Men: First Class. ![]() We here at PopHorror hope you enjoyed these fun trivia facts in honor of the 20th anniversary of Stir Of Echoes.James McAvoy (Charles Xavier/Professor X)Īs Charles Xavier, i.e. Several prop lightweight picks were tested to try and ease his suffering, but in the end, he opted to use the real, heavier pick, as the swings and impacts of the props didn’t look real enough on-screen. Kevin Bacon was in a lot of pain as he had pulled a muscle in his neck. Crew members had to run from house to house in the neighborhood to find a child who looked enough like Zachary to appear as a background character so they could complete the shot.Ħ) Back to the scene where Tom is digging in the backyard. Another book by Matheson is I Am Legend, which has been recreated onscreen in 1964 as The Last Man On Earth starring Vincent Price, as The Omega Man (1971) starring Charlton Heston and I Am Legend with Will Smith in 2007.ĥ) When the crew was setting up for the scene where Maggie (Kathryn Erbe: Law & Order: Criminal Intent TV series) leaves Jake (Zachary David Cope) at her relative’s house, they realized that they had gone over the number of hours the child actor could work. In order to ensure that the audience wasn’t put to sleep – as some susceptible people have been in the past – there’s a musical accent at the close of the scene to wake everyone up.Ĥ) On the couch, the babysitter is reading The Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson, author of A Stir of Echoes, the novel that is the basis for this film. This was a happy accident, and it was used in the film because Kevin Bacon managed to stay in character and continue the scene.ģ) The sequence where Tom is put into a trance for the first time follows actual techniques used by professional hypnotists. Writer/Director David Koepp ( Jurassic Park 1993) actually got a stunt man to come in and jam the metal pin into his own paw for the scene.Ģ) In the scene where Tom gets angry after digging in the backyard and kicks the bucket towards the wall, it was not supposed to break the window. Stir Of Echosfollows Tom Wizky (Kevin Bacon: Tremors franchise) who, after being hypnotized by his sister-in-law, Lisa, (Illeana Douglas: Goodfellas 1999), begins seeing haunting visions of a girl’s ghost (Jennifer Morrison: Once Upon A Time TV series) as a mystery begins to unfold around him.ġ) In the hypnotism flashback scene, there is a shot of a safety pin being stuck through Tom’s hand. So, sit down, and turn out the lights and feel the ghostly whisper of Stir Of Echoes on your neck. We thought it was about time we take a look back on the film while digging up some fun facts. ![]() It’s been twenty years since the premiere of Stir Of Echoes (1999), which was released on September 10, 1999.
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