Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are feeling the love from their fans.
09.06.2022 - 17:15 / etcanada.com
Ewan McGregor didn’t pull any strings for his daughter Esther in landing a role on “Obi-Wan Kenobi”.
“I’m sure everybody thinks she got the job because of me, but really she didn’t,” McGregor, 51, explains while on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” on Wednesday. “She auditioned for the role.”
The actor says it was Deborah Chow, the Canadian director of the series, that approached McGregor to tell him about her audition.
“Deb, the brilliant director, said to me, ‘I found this great girl but she turns out to be your daughter. Are you happy with that?'” he recalls. “I said that would be amazing.”
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Esther, 20, had a small role as Tehta Grig, a spice dealer who has a brief run-in with Obi-Wan on the streets of Daiyu.
“She was just brilliant,” the proud dad says. “You don’t really know with your kids until that moment when I was acting with her and it felt really normal and natural.”
Something that also came natural to McGregor was riding a camel while filming the Disney+ series, forming a bond with an animal named Silas.
“In the original films, I literally rode a gym horse that was painted blue,” the actor says, demonstrating how he had to make it look like he was riding a real animal.
“This time I had a real camel called Silas and a trainer called Titus. He was a lovely man and he called me ‘cowboy’ all the time, which I really liked. As a Scotsman we don’t get called cowboys a lot,” he says with a laugh. The actor says the camel is older and getting ready for retirement. He even considered adopting Silas but ultimately decided he was a bit too busy.
“I have a little baby and I’ve got probably enough on my plate without
Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are feeling the love from their fans.
Ewan McGregor's divorce from Eve Mavrakis, after 22 years of marriage, hit headlines back in 2018. Although Hollywood breakups are often front-page-worthy, it was their daughter's reaction to her parents' divorce that really caused a stir. Ewan McGregor married Mary Elizabeth Winstead in an intimate, outdoor ceremony, in April 2022.
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Zack Sharf [Editor’s note: The following post contains minor spoilers from the “Obi-Wan Kenobi” finale]“Obi-Wan Kenobi” has completed its six-episode run on Disney+, which begs the question: will the “Star Wars” series return for Season 2? “Obi-Wan” was developed and billed as a limited series, but so was “Big Little Lies” and “The White Lotus.” The series came to a conclusive end with young Leia being safely returned home, Reva overcoming the Dark Side and Obi-Wan back on Tatooine looking after Luke. There were no major cliffhangers, although Darth Vader still looms large.
Ewan McGregor has revealed the “rude” criticism he once received about his acting career from Terry Gilliam.In 2010, the Obi-Wan Kenobi star was approached by the director to star in his film The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, which ultimately never reached production.Now, over a decade later, McGregor has told GQ how Gilliam insulted his acting career right to his face.Although he found the director’s comments to be rude, McGregor admitted that it’s rare to be challenged and that his words have stuck with him ever since.Quoting Gilliam, he said: “‘What the fuck have you been doing all this time? You’ve been underplaying everything. What happened to the guy in Trainspotting? What happened to that guy?!’ It was quite rude.
Ewan McGregor is recalling some some harsh criticism he got from Terry Gilliam.
“Obi-Wan Kenobi.”In the Disney+ series, McGregor, and co-star Hayden Christensen reprise their former “Star Wars” roles as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker. Now, some fans have sensed a romantic relationship between the characters due to their closeness — and some even illustrate the fantasy.
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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.
Last week, one of the “Star Wars” galaxy’s most beloved characters made his return when “Obi-Wan Kenobi” premiered on Disney+. And Ewan McGregor back onscreen as the Jedi master should be the most newsworthy item from the show’s first two episodes.
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.
Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram.The actor revealed on social media she had received “hundreds” of racist messages since the Disney+ show debuted, in which she plays the Third Sister, Reva Sevander.“It seems that some of the fan base has decided to attack Moses Ingram online and send her the most horrendous, racist [direct messages]. I heard some of them this morning, and it just broke my heart,” McGregor has now said in a new video via the Star Wars social media accounts.“Moses is a brilliant actor. She is a brilliant woman.
she has suffered racist abuse since the new series launched on Disney Plus. Moses, who plays a Force-sensitive Inquisitor called Reva in the show, shared examples of the hateful messages which included ‘your days are numbered,’ while another dubbed her a ‘diversity hire’. Star Wars released an official statement expressing their support for the actor since the abuse came to light, with Ewan also speaking out.