Ewan

Hollywood is truly a small world. You never know which actors competed against each other to play some of the most iconic movie characters. But every time I learn something new, like that Jason Statham was wanted to play Thomas Shelby in Peaky Blinders instead of Cillian Murphy or that Sebastian Stan wanted the Captain America role, I’m totally flabbergasted. Now, I’m shocked once again after Road House actor Jake Gyllenhaal talked about a few movies he was being considered for with stiff competition, including The Dark…

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor shared that he was reluctant to play Obi Wan-Kenobi in `Star Wars,` according to Variety. "It wasn`t a done deal for me. I didn`t think it was at all who I was. I believed, at that point, I was a Danny Boyle actor. `The Beach` was more important and I meant it, it wasn`t flippant. I did ask a lot of people for advice," Ewan McGregor said. "I am happy that I am this character for a lot of people, but when these films came out, they were so disliked. That was hard. The first one was panned and…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEwan McGregor has revealed he didn’t initially want to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars franchise, admitting: “I didn’t think it was at all who I was”. The 52-year-old Scottish actor said he was set on taking a role in another project before appearing in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace in 1999. McGregor told Variety: “ wasn’t a done deal for me. I didn’t think it was at…

Imagine what it must feel like to appear in the first Star Wars film in 20 years only to realize that everyone thinks it’s the worst thing since Hitler. That’s precisely what happened to Ewan McGregor and the rest of the Phantom Menace cast in 1999. Back then, if you were a struggling actor and counted on the galaxy far, far away to be your Hail Mary pass in Hollywood, you would’ve been sorely disappointed, because that first movie was anything but well-received. We can laugh and joke and share those innumerable prequel…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeEwan McGregor has admitted that he used to show his kids the traumatic toilet scene from Trainspotting “for a laugh”.The Scottish actor was 25 when he starred in Danny Boyle’s 1996 film about a group of friends living in poverty and struggling with addiction in Edinburgh.In one of the film’s most infamous scenes, Ewan’s character is forced to use “the worst toilet in Scotland” and…

‘Star Wars’ Actor Ewan McGregor Introduces New Film ‘You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder’ With Daughter Clara (Photo Credit –wikimedia) ‘Star Wars’ actor Ewan McGregor received much love and adulation as he was feted with the President’s Award for lifetime achievement at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The Scottish actor, director and producer accepted the honour in an overflowing ceremony in the festival’s Grand Hall in the Czech spa town. He was joined by his daughter Clara McGregor, his mother, and…

via Lucasfilm While Ewan McGregor was never the target of toxic fan behavior back when the Star Wars prequel trilogy was coming out, that overall negativity still weighed heavily on his creative mood. The galaxy far, far away community has always revered McGregor and his portrayal of Obi-Wan Kenobi. At his worst, the Scottish actor was a brilliant incarnation of the Jedi Master. At his best, he sometimes brought the late Alec Guinness back to life and embodied the Ben Kenobi everyone loved in all the ways that…

Image: Kate Green / Stringer (Getty Images)Deborah Chow, the director of the Disney+ show, Obi-Wan Kenobi, went on the Crew Call podcast to chat about the challenges that came alongside working on the limited series. She had just finished Mandalorian and Kenobi had gone through “numerous iterations” and passed through multiple hands before landing in her lap. Connecting the Series to the Prequels and Original TrilogyShe says that while Kenobi was originally pitched as a standalone film, even by the time it got to her, as…

Image via Lucasfilm The sci-fi world is rumbling under more than a dozen Star Wars news stories that highlight the space saga’s uncertain future, and though some of them might get your geek blood pumping due to years of silence on the cinematic front, it’s becoming increasingly evident that Lucasfilm doesn’t understand what the fandom wants out of the galaxy far, far away experience. Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor — one of the few discernibly positive forces behind the franchise at the moment — has just teased Obi-Wan…

Go behind the scenes of Raymond & Ray with Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor.Today, the new film starring both actors premiered on Apple TV Plus. To celebrate the release of the movie, the company has also debuted a first look featuring Hawke and McGregor.You can check out the first look on YouTube below:Ethan Hawke, Ewan McGregor, and the cast of Raymond and Ray discuss the making of the film and the story that will resonate long past the screen. Raymond & Ray is now streaming on Apple TV+.What is Raymond & Ray…