Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are feeling the love from their fans.
17.06.2022 - 00:01 / nypost.com
“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.
“There’s a lot of homoerotic Obi-Wan/Hayden fan art that gets sent to me now and again,” he told GQ. “I don’t know how it finds me.
It’s always a bit of an eyeopener.”“You open the envelope, you think you’re going to have to sign something, and you’re like, ‘F–king hell!'” McGregor admitted.The actors starred in the “Star Wars” prequel trilogy in the early 2000s. While the movies weren’t critically acclaimed at the time, the pair both said it was fans who grew up with the movies that made them reprise their characters.
“So it’s a really nice feeling for me that that’s the case, that I have a sense now that there’s this warmth for those films,” McGregor said during a roundtable interview, Insider reported. “It absolutely is part of the reason I wanted to come back and play him again.”“I feel like I’m coming back now because of the fan base and because there is all of this incredible support now and love for the character,” Christensen added.New episodes of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” premiere every Wednesday on Disney+.
.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.
Gallery: ‘It’s the most important relationship I’ve ever had. . . ’ How come you didn't notice these celebs dated? (BANG Showbiz)McGregor’s divorce was finalised in 2020, with him reportedly agreeing to pay Mavrakis £40,000 a month, plus sharing royalties from his films, in settlement.
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.
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Crieff star Ewan McGregor has sent a sincere thank you to Star Wars fans for making Obi-Wan Kenobi a huge hit after it became the most-watched premiere for an original Disney Plus series.
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.