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Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith is coming back to cinemas to celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary later this year.The third film in the saga’s prequel trilogy saw Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) complete his fall to the dark side, as the epic conclusion to the Clone Wars established the character of Darth Vader and the dominance of the evil Galactic Empire.A press release on the Star Wars official website read: “To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the premiere of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, the final film in the prequel trilogy, Episode III will be re-released in theatres on April 25, 2025, running in select U.S. theatres and international territories for one week only.

Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi was originally supposed to die in The Phantom Menace, a new interview has revealed.As part of the celebrations for The Phantom Menace’s 25th anniversary, a new interview with concept and storyboard artist Iain McCaig (via StarWars.com) revealed that director George Lucas originally had very different plans for Obi-Wan Kenobi at the end of the film.A further twist came via the fact that the characters of Ewan McGregor – who played Kenobi in the film – and Liam Neeson, who played Qui-Gon – were swapped around, meaning Neeson was originally slated to play Obi-Wan.McCraig explained: “For a time, the older Jedi was named Obi-Wan and the younger Jedi was named Qui-Gon. It was very poignant that at the end, as Obi-Wan dies and Qui-Gon defeats Darth Maul and stays with his Master as he passes away, he not only takes on his Master’s quest, but he takes on his name.

Ewan McGregor has spoken about how Woody Allen once told him how he was “boring everyone to death” on the set of 2007 crime thriller Cassandra’s Dream.The film, which saw the Trainspotting star team up with Colin Farrell, saw the director give McGregor some cutting feedback on set.“Once, he walked over to me and went, ‘I can hear every seat in the cinema flapping up,’ like I was boring everyone to death and everyone’s leaving,” recalled McGregor in a new interview with Variety.“I was like, ‘Oh, thanks, Woody.’ So me and Colin Farrell, as soon as we saw each other, we’d start running lines because there were huge long scenes, and he doesn’t like to do or doesn’t often do coverage – which is wonderful to do as an actor because it’s a bit like being on stage, but you have to be up to speed.”Despite the criticism, Allen’s film received mixed reviews clocking up an approval rating of only 46 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes.Meanwhile, McGregor is set to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame later today (September 12). “If anyone gives you an award for anything, you’re pretty chuffed about it,” McGregor said.“You’re always just pleased to be thought of.

Ewan McGregor stars in the TV adaptation of Amor Towles’ novel A Gentleman In Moscow.Led by showrunner Ben Vanstone, the show follows aristocrat Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov as he returns to Russia in the aftermath of the 1917 Bolshevik revolution, where he’s arrested and banished to a hotel attic by a Soviet tribunal.Along with starring in the lead role, McGregor also serves as an executive producer on the series alongside Vanstone, Tom Harper and others.Other cast members include Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Fehinti Balogun, Daniel Cerquieria, Bjorn Hlynur Haraldsson, Johnny Harris, Leah Harvey and Josh Heffernan.Probably not. The show is billed as a limited series, and while this doesn’t rule out a second season (as shown with Big Little Lies), it does suggest that the chances are low.It’s also hard to imagine considering A Gentleman In Moscow covers all the events in Amor Towles’ original novel, so any second season would have to go beyond the source material.

Jake Gyllenhaal has opened up about his experience of losing out on the role of Batman in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy.Speaking on The Howard Stern Show (via Variety), he recalled the rejection, having made it to the final round of casting, before the iconic DC superhero role was eventually given to Christian Bale.He also mentioned losing out on the role of Christian in Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge!, a role which went to Ewan McGregor.Speaking on both experiences, Gyllenhaal said: “To [Nolan’s] credit and to Baz [Luhrmann’s] credit, both of those directors called me personally to tell me [I didn’t get the role].”“And they will tell you why. When you get that far, there’s a real legitimacy to you potentially getting something.

intimacy coordinators are a necessity on set — especially when he’s acting alongside his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead.The Scottish actor, 52, and the “Birds of Prey” actress, 39, star in the upcoming miniseries “A Gentleman in Moscow” together. McGregor recently got candid with the Radio Times about working with his spouse, whom he married in 2022, and why it felt slightly uncomfortable to shoot sex scenes with her in front of the film crew.“We did have an intimacy coordinator,” the “Star Wars” alum said.

Ewan McGregor has shared that an intimacy coordinator was still used for sex scenes between him and his wife.The upcoming series A Gentleman in Moscow features McGregor performing alongside his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The pair shared sex scenes in the programme, for which McGregor said it was “still necessary” to have an intimacy coordinator.Speaking with Radio Times (via CNN), the Moulin Rouge star said: “It’s still necessary, because it’s also about the crew, and it’s odd to be naked in front of people, it’s odd to be intimate in front of the camera.”He added: “If you were doing a dance scene, you’d have a choreographer.”Continuing to explain the importance of an intimacy coordinator, whose job it is to guide and support the actors during intimate scenes, for example simulated sex, McGregor said: “It’s an important part of the work now, because it’s somebody that the director and actors meet in the middle.”He elaborated on the sensitive topic surrounding intimate scenes in films, citing his 22-year-old daughter Esther, who is known for her roles in Obi-Wan Kenobi and High School.

Instagram photos shared by one of his daughters, the Scottish actor, 52, spent the holiday with both his current wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, 39, and his ex-wife, Eve Mavrakis, 57, as one big happy family. This is especially noteworthy because McGregor and Winstead faced cheating allegations when they first got together.

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has praised a viral parody of the film targeted at Prime Minister Rishi Sunak – check it out below.The parody video titled “Trainstopping”, created by JOE.co.uk, reimagines the “Choose Life” scene from Danny Boyle’s 1996 film with Sunak as Ewan McGregor’s character Mark Renton.The reworked version of the speech reads: “Choose life. Choose net zero. Choose clean air.

Ewan McGregor has said he used to show his kids the “worst toilet in Scotland” scene from Trainspotting.The actor, who had his breakthrough role as drug addict Mark Renton in the 1996 film, discussed introducing his children to his filmography at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival.Speaking to press at the festival (via Variety), where he was joined by his daughter Clara, McGregor said: “I wasn’t there when Clara watched Trainspotting for the first time. But I did used to show my kids the toilet scene. Just for a laugh.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is joining the cinematic universe, and she couldn't be more excited!The actress is taking on the role of pilot Hera Syndulla in the upcoming standalone series — in which Rosario Dawson reprises her role as the titular Jedi, which she originally debuted on .But of course, she's not the only Force-sensitive performer in her household. Winstead married Ewan McGregor in April 2022 after several years of dating, and the pair shares a son, Laurie, who will turn two in June.«We do we have a household, and it's so much fun,» the actress shared with ET's Ash Crossan at Star Wars Celebration in London over the weekend. «My little boy, he hasn't seen anything yet, but he loves Grogu.

not strong with Klapper as several of the game show’s fans rebuked the answer on Twitter.“Tonight there was a mistake on @Jeopardy the woman in the middle named Melissa said ‘Ewan Gregor’ when really it’s ‘Ewan Mcgregor’ I played it back twice just to make sure,” snapped one fan. “She said Ewan Gregor!!! It’s McGregor! Come on Judges,” slammed another fan.

Kate Hudson isn’t holding a grudge over Nicole Kidman — but she might be throwing shade.The “Glass Onion” star, 43, looked back at her career during her recent appearance on the podcast “You’re Doing Fine … Just Keep Going” about how she wished she had scored the lead role in the 2001 film “Moulin Rouge” — instead of Nicole Kidman, 55.Hudson revealed she was passed over to play the character Satine in the Baz Luhrmann musical film when she was 22 and Kidman was 34.“One of my favorite auditions I ever did was with Baz Luhrmann … he was so inspiring and so much fun,” she said.Hudson recalled her feelings about the audition at the time: “Even if I don’t get this part — which I didn’t because they went way older … what a great experience that was to do a work session with Baz Luhrmann.”The ingenue in 2000’s “Almost Famous” confessed that she “really wanted that part” and was “bummed out” when she lost it to Kidman.Hudson alleged that the Australian starlet had a professional working relationship with Luhrmann, who also hails from Australia, that helped elevate her chances of landing the lead role.She added that she underwent a “hardcore auditioning process” for the film and further alleged that “it was written at the time for a young … 19-year-old girl.” “And so, of course, it was like, ‘I guess Nicole Kidman’s doing it,’” Hudson sighed on the podcast episode. “Of course, totally got it, because it’s Nicole.

It’s crazy to think that after all these years, actors Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor have never appeared in a movie together. Both of them are terrific character actors, and both of them seem to travel in the same circuit of character-driven independent cinema usually helmed by auteurs.

Ewan McGregor knows Star Wars fans very well from the rough criticism he got from the prequel movies to the newfound love of the fans that grew up with those movies. One thing McGregor has always said is that Star Wars leaks are bad for the community.

voiced her unhappiness at the split and slammed Mary Elizabeth as a ‘piece of trash’ on social media.Appearing on the first of four British GQ covers dedicated to GQ Heroes, out today, Ewan revealed: ‘A divorce in a family is a bomb going off in everyone’s life – my children’s lives.‘The sort of healing of that is ongoing.’In an interview in The Times, Clara later admitted she was ‘angry and upset’ at the situation and her comments on her dad’s new partner at the time weren’t the best thing to say in public.During his latest interview, Ewan also opened up for the first time about his upcoming film with Clara, You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder, which she developed with a screenwriter, based on their relationship.Talking about the concept, which centres on a road trip in which a father is driving his daughter to rehab, Ewan said he was at first nervous to read the script, after Clara informed him it was about them.He said: ‘She tells me that she’d come up with an idea about writing about us. At first I was a bit nervous.

Warning: Spoilers below.Disney+‘s “Star Wars” series “Obi-Wan Kenobi” ended its six-episode run on Wednesday and fans saw the return of a popular character that many were hoping to see all along.Liam Neeson’s character from 1999’s “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace” Qui-Gon Jinn made a surprise appearance in the miniseries’ finale.Despite the cameo being a brief one, Obi-Wan (Ewan McGregor) had tried on countless occasions to connect with Qui-Gon, but much time had passed since the Padawan apprentice saw his mentor.In the last minutes of the show, Obi-Wan finally reunited with Qui-Gon, even though he was a Force ghost.Neeson, 70, reassured Obi-Wan that he was in fact, watching over him the whole time.Qui-Gon was slaughtered by Darth Maul (Ray Park) in “The Phantom Menace.” The Disney+ episode also featured an appearance from Ian McDiarmid, who reprises his role as Emperor Palpatine. Can we get more Ewan McGregor and Liam Neeson please? @starwars #ObiWan pic.twitter.com/ErTt0T9fv3Shortly after the episode aired, viewers rushed to social media to collectively gasp at the shocking cameo.

has come to a satisfying close on Disney+. Yet the question remains, will the series return for more seasons, especially after Ewan McGregor, who reprised his role as the titular Jedi Master opposite Hayden Christensen as his former mentee-turned-Sith Lord, previously expressed interest in telling more of Kenobi’s story? According to director Deborah Chow, who helmed all six episodes, was designed as a one-off event.

star Moses Ingram was the target of racist attacks on social media, Hayden Christensen is standing up for his co-star. “I’ve heard a little bit about that and, obviously, it really saddens me,” the actor tells ET’s Matt Cohen. “I think the world of Moses.

didn’t wait long to reunite the titular Jedi Master (Ewan McGregor) and Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen). In “Chapter III” of the limited series, the two come face to face as the Sith Lord tracks his former mentor down on the planet Mapuzo, where Ben and a young Princess Leia (Vivien Lyra Blair) ended up after fleeing Daiyu. Ahead of the episode’s debut on Disney+, McGregor teased that the moment “will be a surprise” -- and indeed it was.

Ewan McGregor is speaking out after his co-star, Moses Ingram, has become the subject of racist remarks and comments on social media. In a video posted to the official Twitter account, the 51-year-old actor says he is heartbroken by the “horrendous” messages Ingram has received since the limited series premiered on Disney+. “It seems that some of the fan base, from this influential fan base, have decided to attack Moses Ingram online and send her the most horrendous, racist DMs. And I heard some of them this morning and it just broke my heart,” McGregor says. He then continues by saying, “Moses is a brilliant actor.