James McAvoy taking a break from films

London: James McAvoy is thinking of taking a break from Hollywood to concentrate on establishing a stage career. The ‘Atonement’ actor pulled out of a starring role in upcoming comedy-drama ‘I`m With Cancer’ soon after an announcement that his wife Anne Marie Duff is expecting their first child in June (10).

It is believed that McAvoy was offered 1 million pounds for the role. However, the actor is not regretting about turning the part down, because he doesn`t want to spend all his time in Hollywood. "I don`t like planning too far ahead. My life was getting planned for me, so I said, `Stop.` I`m going to do a play, no films for a while,” a news daily quoted him as saying. "I don`t want to be in America all the time. If you go down that blockbuster, starry route too much, there`s no way back to being a normal actor,” he added. ANI