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Movie Review – Beauty and the Beast (2017)

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Beauty and the Beast, 2017.Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Kline, Sonoya Mizuno, Hattie Morahan, and Audra McDonald.SYNOPSIS:An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love.Disney’s live-action remake […]

Movie Review – T2 Trainspotting (2017)

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T2 Trainspotting. 2017Directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, Anjela Nedyalkova, James Cosmo, Irvine Welsh, Eileen Nicholas, Kevin McKidd, and Kelly Macdonald.SYNOPSIS:After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.Does the world of cinema need a sequel […]

Movie Review – Beauty and the Beast (2017)

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Beauty and the Beast, 2017.Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Kline, Sonoya Mizuno, Hattie Morahan, and Audra McDonald.SYNOPSIS:An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love.The Disney devoted […]

Movie Review – T2 Trainspotting (2017)

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T2 Trainspotting. 2017 Directed by Danny Boyle Starring Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, Anjela Nedyalkova and Kelly Macdonald. SYNOPSIS: Set two decades after the 1996 cult hit, T2 Trainspotting sees the original foursome reunite as middle-aged men in Edinburgh, grappling with their past demons and present failures. Nostalgia and money can […]

Rumour: Obi-Wan Kenobi movie to be announced at Star Wars Celebration, Young Adult-targeted romance in development

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Over the past few years there have been numerous rumours suggesting that Disney and Lucasfilm are looking to add an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie (or trilogy) to their slate of Star Wars films, while we’ve lost count the number of times that Ewan McGregor has expressed his interest in returning to the role of the Jedi […]

Movie Review – American Pastoral (2016)

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American Pastoral, 2016. Directed by Ewan McGregor. Starring Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Peter Riegart, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Rita Cohen and David Strathairn. SYNOPSIS: In 1968, a hardworking man, who’s been a staple in his quaint community for years, watches his seemingly perfect middle class life fall apart as his daughter’s new radical […]

Stephen Daldry in talks to direct Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff

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It looks like Ewan McGregor may be about to get his wish of reprising the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi, as THR is reporting that Oscar-nominated director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) is in talks with Lucasfilm to helm an Anthology movie based upon the legendary Jedi Knight.The site reports that talks are at the […]

Ewan McGregor says the reported Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff isn’t going to happen any time soon, if at all

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Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm and announced a series of Star Wars spin-off movies, there have been various reports and rumours that Ewan McGregor would be returning to the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi for a solo outing.Some news outlets claimed there would be a trilogy of movies, and one even went as far as to say […]

Ewan McGregor once again expresses interest in Star Wars return as Obi-Wan Kenobi

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With the roaring critical and commercial success of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and heavy interest in upcoming spinoffs such as the young Han Solo project, it’s no surprise that fans have a desire to see Ewan McGregor reprise his Prequel Trilogy role as Obi-Wan Kenobi. The actor would also happily take part if […]

Ewan McGregor to headline Disney’s Christopher Robin film

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Ewan McGregor will be heading to the 100 Acre Wood, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he has entered talks to star in Disney’s Christopher Robin as the title character from the Winnie the Pooh stories.The film will see McGregor as an adult Christopher Robin who who toils as a businessman and prioritizes work above his wife and daughter. […]