Golden Globes 2018 Ewan thanks his wife…and his girlfriend I have not seen the season of Fargo that stars Ewan McGregor for which he won the Golden Globe. When we were deciding on writing assignments last night, and I ended up with Ewan, Duana made a point of telling me that he plays twins. Um, sure, OK, thanks for By Lainey • Jan 08, 2018 10:22 am
Hook Ups Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead worked together on Fargo. This weekend, the UK Sun posted pictures of them together in London, kissing in a restaurant. Diners shocked as married Ewan McGregor snogs US actress Mary Elizabeth Winstead in public https://t.co/bBQzws8RnJ pic.twitter.com/zvV4xlXWB7— The Sun By Lainey • Oct 23, 2017 11:05 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Ewan McGregor or bust Yesterday word got out that LucasFilm is talking to director Stephen Daldry about making an Obi-Wan Kenobi movie for their “Star Wars Story” spin-off line. This should be an automatic YES and a fist pump, but I had only the following reaction: If it does not star Ewan McGregor, I By Sarah • Aug 18, 2017 10:45 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Emma Watson in Beauty and the Beast You know the story: Belle’s a bookworm who doesn’t fit in, there’s a beast, a cursed castle, and lots of musical numbers. The live action remake of Beauty and the Beast changes little of the main plot, but it does take pains to address some questions that By Sarah • Mar 16, 2017 11:21 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Beauty and the CATFACE MCHORNSWAGGLER After the last week, the live-action Beauty and the Beast is looking like more and more of a sure thing. People are going to be desperate for this kind of escape—indeed, already are— and fantasy films will benefit most of all. It’s into this atmosphere of conflict and By Sarah • Nov 14, 2016 12:13 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews BEHOLD, Beauty and the Beast Last year, I mentioned I was excited about Ewan McGregor starring in the live-action version of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast. But then, Duana, the resident musical dork, was unenthused by the teaser. Well now Entertainment Weekly has released the first image from the film—the iconic Yellow Dress By Sarah • Nov 02, 2016 02:56 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ewan McGregor’s American Pastoral Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut adapting Philip Roth’s novel American Pastoral, and while he doesn’t embarrass himself, he also doesn’t do himself any favors. Working from an adaptation by John Romano (The Lincoln Lawyer), Pastoral manages to feel too long and like not enough at the By Sarah • Sep 12, 2016 11:04 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Is it OK to love Trainspotting? The summer Trainspotting came out, we were obsessed with it. It was hot all the time and we were allowed a little more freedom than we had been before. We were using most of it to go downtown, to see and buy and consume things that weren’t available at By Duana • Jul 25, 2016 02:55 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Ewan McGregor’s Pastoral passion The first trailer for Ewan McGregor’s adaptation of American Pastoral is here, giving us our first look at the film McGregor heroically rescued by deciding to just direct the damn thing himself. It actually doesn’t look that bad. There’s some really nice imagery in the trailer, and By Sarah • Jun 24, 2016 12:47 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Little Beauty, Less Beast I hope you were not waiting on this. For lots of people, Beauty and The Beast went hand-in-hand with The Little Mermaid as the hallmarks of the renaissance of New Disney—headstrong heroines who love books and adventures and just happen to find romance along the way. Then for others, By Duana • May 24, 2016 11:42 am
Style Don Cheadle & Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor at the Miles Ahead premiere in New York. This is Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis passion project and directorial debut. Sarah wrote about the trailer a few weeks ago – click here for a refresher. The film opens next week. But is it the film that Don wanted to By Lainey • Mar 24, 2016 10:09 am
Kate Hudson Robert Pattinson’s GO campaign date Jordana, Key Hair Stylist on The Social, and I looked at these photos together this morning in my office when she was working on me. And both of us were like… what is going on with Robert Pattinson? Because neither of us have been into it before. And now, at By Lainey • Nov 13, 2015 10:36 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Jane finally got a gun Two years ago Natalie Portman’s vanity project, Jane Got a Gun, ran into a lot of problems. After a hella troubled period that saw the original director, Lynn Ramsay, leave the project on the first day of production, followed by leading man Jude Law, and then a slew of By Sarah • Oct 23, 2015 12:51 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Colin & Ewan: matching arrivals Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor worked together on a Woody Allen film called Cassandra’s Dream a few years ago. Here they are arriving in Nice for the Cannes Film Festival today and they happen to be travelling in the same outfit, just coincidence no conspiracy. Ewan knows Cannes. He By Lainey • May 14, 2015 05:18 pm
TV Updates Moulin Rouge 2: A Candle in the Wind Disney’s live-action Beauty and the Beast rounded out its cast this week, getting ready to shoot later this year. Emma Watson is already on board as Belle, and Dan Stevens and Luke Evans join her as the Beast and Gaston, respectively. The cast is actually really interesting—Ian McKellan By Sarah • Apr 22, 2015 12:29 pm
Media Manipulation Ewan McGregor realizes the dream, becomes own boss The film adaptation of Philip Roth’s novel American Pastoral has undergone some upheaval during its development. First Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly were going to star as the central couple, then Bettany dropped out and was replaced by Ewan McGregor—but Connelly stuck around (does that make for weird By Sarah • Feb 19, 2015 11:17 am
