The crew made a short hair wig for McGregor, but he found it difficult to hide longer hair under a wig. He was working on something else, so he could not cut his hair or grow a beard. Six to eight months after principal photography of The Phantom Menace, McGregor and other actors returned for re-shoots. McGregor said he enjoyed working with Lucas and fellow actors Natalie Portman, Liam Neeson, and Ahmed Best, who played Padmé Amidala, Qui-Gon Jinn, and Jar Jar Binks, respectively. To show a padawan braid, McGregor had a braid that was stuck in his hair all day, but he liked the look of it. He thought it was an amazing thing to be part of, and he found the duels to be very intricate and fast. The first lightsaber work he did was when he trained for the duel against Darth Maul. McGregor then got to choose which lightsaber he would use in the film.
After that, they went to the props-making department, and the prop master showed him a chest of lightsaber props. ĭirector George Lucas showed McGregor around the studio and showed him the submarine that he would ride in. He also studied Guinness and watched the original trilogy as preparation, but he did not really think about the genre. McGregor was excited to play a younger Alec Guinness, and he watched several films with Guinness as a young man to imagine him as a younger person. Shortly after that, McGregor was told that the role was offered to him. In December, 1996, the actor did an audition interview in London. Joining Star Wars was a difficult decision for McGregor, but his anxiety eventually turned into excitement as he got closer to being cast as Kenobi. I'm not this kind of guy." McGregor did a lot of thinking and research, and he asked his acquaintance if it was the right thing to do. He was skeptical about playing Kenobi and thought "Well, I'm this independent, urban-y, grungy actor over here. I'm really happy about that." ―Ewan McGregor on the prequel trilogy Įwan McGregor portrayed Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, When he began the casting process, he thought that Star Wars did not feel right to him. So from smirking, cynical opinions, now I'm getting feedback from the kids they were made for. Now, many years later, the prequels meant a lot to the generation that were kids then. It was upsetting when people would laugh and joke about it. " George Lucas wanted to do something very different with the prequels. At the age of nine, McGregor decided he wanted to become an actor. McGregor was amazed by Alec Guinness' portrayal as Obi-Wan Kenobi, and he wanted to be part of Star Wars. McGregor was a fan of the original trilogy as a kid, and he and his brother would watch the films on video player until it was worn out. Lawson portrayed Rebellion pilot Wedge Antilles in all three episodes of the original trilogy. His biggest inspiration for acting came in the form of his uncle, Denis Lawson.
He also had a talent for acting, and his first credit came along at six years old as King David in Crieff South Church's David and Goliath. At school, he developed musical talent, playing drums and winning an award for the French horn. He wanted to be an actor when he was a kid and at five years old, McGregor joined his brother Colin at the local boarding school, Morrison's Academy.
Ewan McGregor was born on March 31, 1971.
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