James McAvoy claims he drew some ideas for his psychotic character from “Speak No Evil” on a quite well-known man, clarifying the basis of the poisonous masculinity of the role.
During an Empire interview, the actor highlighted the unexpected connection: he saw his character as Tate from the nation in a way, with a mindset emphasizing on educating men to be men again.
James claims he presents a more modest image of his character than Tate does in his own diatribes, but the undercurrent of that poison is really evident.
McAvoy says he still portrayed the character softer than a roaring hypermasculine man, even if he did build strength for the part—basically, he didn’t want to strike the viewer over the head with it.
Of course, Tate’s reputation for his opinions on women is well-known; he openly identifies as a misogynist and
