9 Upcoming 2019 Movie Performances That Will Blow You Away

5. James McAvoy As Kevin Wendell Crumb (Glass)

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It cannot be understated just how difficult playing the role of Kevin Wendell Crumb must be for James McAvoy, yet in 2017's Split, he met even the loftiest expectations anyone could have had of him.

A man with an extreme case of Dissociative Identity Disorder, Kevin's body harbours 24 distinct personalities: 23 "normal" yet wildly different people, and a 24th called The Beast, a flesh-eating monster with enormous strength and equal amounts of cunning. We saw McAvoy give an amazing performance by channelling less than ten of these personalities in Split, which essentially means that he has a completely different - yet equally as impressive - performance awaiting us in Glass.

We've seen a couple of new personalities in the trailer, but on the whole, McAvoy has barely scratched the surface of his character's twisted psyche. The unpredictability of his role - not knowing which personalities to expect, and not knowing when a new one will rear its head - means that we're in for a fresh surprise from scene-to-scene, as the actor literally morphs into a different character before our very eyes.

If Split was the starter, expect Glass to be the main course: McAvoy can do almost anything with this role, and his chameleon-like ability to transform will ensure that each personality he takes on will be scarily convincing.

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