Mcavoy to leave movies for stage

London: James Mcavoy is taking a break from movies to focus on forging a stage career in his native Britain.

The "Atonement" actor pulled out of a starring role in upcoming comedy-drama "I`m With Cancer" despite being offered $1.5 million for the role because he doesn`t want to spend all his time in Hollywood, reports imdb.com. "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," he said. "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. IANS