Ewan McGregor net worth: Star Wars actor's jaw dropping fortune and relationship history

Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen were met by a crowd of fans while leaving a restaurant in Berlin, Germany on Tuesday (May 10).

Daisy Ridley and Shazad Latif, along with Matilda Lutz are set to star in contemporary, sexy, noir pic Magpie. The pic is based on an original idea from Ridley and was written by Tom Bateman. Award-winning British theater talent Sam Yates will make his feature directorial debut.

Star Wars spin-off series Ahsoka has officially started filming.The forthcoming Disney+ series will tell the standalone story of Ahsoka Tano, a character first introduced on screen in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.Lucasfilm confirmed the news with a new image from the set, featuring a director’s chair and a cowboy hat resting on it.Take a look at the tweet here:Ahsoka, an Original series, starts production today.

Dolly Parton is setting her sights on the world of musicals.

An old interview with James Earl Jones is shedding new light on the “Star Wars” films.

Ewan McGregor isn’t a huge fan of his new “Obi-Wan Kenobi” action figure.

The man who kickstarted the careers of a raft of award-winning actors and household names from Greater Manchester has died. Tributes are pouring in to David Johnson, who set budding actors on the path to stardom at the Oldham Theatre Workshop, which he founded in 1968.

Glenn Close has opened up about her friendship with Pete Davidson and how she was “dying” to see him and meet his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, at this year’s Met Gala. The 75-year-old actor discussed the fashion extravaganza during a recent appearance on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Show, acknowledging how she had the opportunity to hang out with many friends Monday evening. She noted that she not only got to “dance with Amy Schumer,” but she also sat next to some very famous faces while eating dinner.

Ewan McGregor shared that his uncle was a rebel fighter in all three of the original Star Wars movies during a remote visit Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC.The 51-year-old Scottish actor, who has reprised his role as a Jedi master in the new Star Wars series Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+, wore a black T-shirt for his virtual visit.Ewan said when he was around six or seven that he was blown away when he went to see his uncle Denis Lawson, who played Wedge Antilles, in the iconic movies. Jedi family:Ewan McGregor shared that his uncle was a rebel fighter in all three of the original Star Wars movies during a remote visit Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABCGuest host Mike Birbiglia, 43, said he was shocked when he learned that Ewan's uncle was in the originals.'It wasn't the first movie I went to see in the cinema because that was Bedknobs And Broomsticks,' Ewan said.

EXCLUSIVE: Christopher Eccleston (The Leftovers) has signed on to star alongside Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey and Stephen Graham in Disney+’s upcoming film Young Woman and the Sea, from Kon-Tiki director Joachim Rønning, which is currently in production.

It wouldn’t be May the 4th without some new “Star Wars” content.

Jordan Moreau May the Fourth be with all “Star Wars” fans today as a brand new trailer for the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” limited series has dropped. The new look at the limited series, premiering later this month, has finally revealed Darth Vader, who is set for a showdown with his former mentor during the show.After being conspicuously absent from the previous trailer, Darth Vader is finally seen in the new teaser, albeit only his suit.

“Obi-Wan-Kenobi” account teased that it would be dropping a “new trailer today” for the highly anticipated Disney+ series on May 4th, or “Star Wars Day” for fans.The studio did not disappoint fans of the galaxy-spanning saga when the full trailer debuted Wednesday morning: Obi-Wan’s failed apprentice Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader makes an appearance.The crowd-pleasing trailer for the streaming series also depicts Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) on the run from the growing Empire, as well as a new force of Jedi-hunting enemies called the Inquisitors (played by Star Wars new-comers Moses Ingram and Rupert Friend) as well verbal altercations with Joel Edgerton — who reprises his role as Owen Lars. Throughout the footage, there are several action-packed sequences as well the appearance of the iconic lightsaber.

Hello there – to celebrate Star Wars day this May the 4th, we take a look back at the time a petition was set up to get a Ewan McGregor Obi-Wan statue placed on Scotland's highest ground.

Today is a special day for fans of the Star Wars universe.

Star Wars fans across the globe are rejoicing for what will be a momentous annual event.The tradition which originated from a clever pun now proves to be an an opportune day for droids alike to bag themselves memorabilia while binge streaming movies and television shows.Many fans will know that the day itself derived from the popular and iconic phrase from the film, "May the force be with you," spoken by the Jedi masters.According to Lucasfilm, the slogan was originally used on the fourth of July in 1978 when the following year May 4 became the unofficial holiday.In celebration with the biggest day of the year across galaxies far and wide, Daily Star is taking a look back at some of the many actors and actress who found fame and fortune from the franchise.Mark could have easily been the face of Star Wars after he played the iconic role of Luke Sykwalker over the years, going on to win three Saturn Awards for his contribution to the epic film.Although Mark did go on to have a successful on-screen career his attentions turned more so to voice acting, landing jobs in film, video games and animated television series - including the voice of Joker in many Batman movies.Since the original Star Wars trilogy, Mark was asked to return to reprise his role in the follow up sequel. Following Mark's success in the limelight he now has an estimated net worth of around £14million ($18M).Ewan McGregor played the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first of the Star Wars prequel trilogy Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.

Just after midnight Pacific Time Disney+ posted a promise to Star Wars fans for May the Fourth, or “Star Wars Day.”

The high priest of May the Fourth, Mark Hamill, has been doing a three-day walkup on Twitter to the most holy of Star Wars holidays: Star Wars Day. His latest is an irresistible installment today that invokes the song “Surfin’ Bird” by The Trashmen.

The next big “Star Wars” event of the Disney era of the franchise is heading to the small screen with the Deborah Chow-directed prequel series “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” The series reunites Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen after last working together on “Star Wars: Revenge of The Sith.” Fans are excited to see the two actors back in the franchise but if it was up to McGregor, this wouldn’t be the last time he’ll play the iconic Jedi.

Movie star Ewan McGregor has admitted that meeting Darth Vader in ‘real life’ scared the ‘sh*t’ out of him.

May 4th was crowned Star Wars day! Bringing fans of George Lucas' beloved film franchise together, the annual holiday celebrates all things Star Wars – whether you're an original trilogy veteran or a post-Disney fan.  RELATED: Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer brings back major character - and fans are freaking outWith the sci-fi holiday spawning endless movie marathons and new Star Wars merchandise, we've tracked down everything from Luke Skywalker's lightsaber to Millenium stripe T-shirts, Darth Vader action figures and more. If you're gonna celebrate, why not do it the right way? In the words of Yoda – "do or do not, there is no try.