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TIFF 2016 Review – American Pastoral (2016)

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American Pastoral, 2016. Directed by Ewan McGregor. Starring Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connolly, Dakota Fanning, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba, Molly Parker, David Strathairn, Valerie Curry, Peter Riegert. 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 […]

Ewan McGregor replaces Charlie Hunnam in Drake Doremus’ Zoe

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Deadline has revealed that Ewan McGregor has signed on to appear in Zoe, the new film from director Drake Doremus (Equals), replacing the previously cast Charlie Hunnam, who has been forced to drop out of the project due to scheduling difficulties. McGregor will star alongside Lea Seydoux (Spectre) in the film, which “follows two colleagues […]

Movie Review – Jane Got a Gun (2016)

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Jane Got A Gun, 2016.Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, and Ewan McGregor.SYNOPSIS:A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.Jane Got a Gun was riddled with production delays and other issues (even key […]

Movie Review – Jane Got a Gun (2016)

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Jane Got a Gun, 2016.Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, and Ewan McGregor.SYNOPSIS:A woman asks her ex-lover for help in order to save her outlaw husband from a gang out to kill him.Poor Natalie Portman. What looked on paper like a somewhat straight forward passion project […]

Ewan McGregor almost turned down the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels

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While George Lucas’ Prequel Trilogy has come in for an enormous amount of criticism from fans of the saga, one aspect that most can agree is worthy of the Star Wars name is Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of the Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi. Well, as it turns out, despite being a huge fan of the franchise, McGregor almost […]

Hayley Atwell cast in Disney’s Christopher Robin

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Disney’s Christopher Robin film has just gained another cast member. According to Variety, Agent Carter’s Hayley Atwell has joined the project opposite Ewan McGregor.Atwell will star as the wife of McGregor’s Christopher Robin. The film envisions the title character as an adult having lost the joy of life he felt in his youth until his old friend Pooh […]

Ewan McGregor would “very much like to do” an Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars spinoff

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Since it was announced that Disney and Lucasfilm would be releasing Star Wars spinoff movies, there’s been a lot of speculation that Prequel Trilogy star Ewan McGregor could return as Obi-Wan Kenobi for a movie – or trilogy of movies – centred on the Jedi Knight.McGregor briefly reprised the role of Obi-Wan for a brief, […]

Fargo Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Law of Inevitability’

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Shaun Munro reviews the seventh episode of Fargo season 3…As Fargo’s third season enters its final stretch, it hit the ground running following Ray’s shocking demise last week, with Nikki promptly being arrested and Varga’s presumed frame-up attempt working perfectly. It’s now clear that Nikki is essentially the series’ de facto protagonist, or at the very least the […]

Ewan McGregor discusses his Star Wars: The Force Awakens cameo

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As well as bringing back many of our favourite characters from the Original Trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens also featured one notable Prequel Trilogy cameo, with Ewan McGregor returning to record a line of dialogue as Obi-Wan Kenobi during Rey’s (Daisy Ridley) vision sequence on Takodana.Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel, McGregor spoke about his return […]