Ewan McGregor Discusses Returning for STAR WARS and TRAINSPOTTING 2
There's been a rumor going around for a while that Lucasfilm is planning a standalone Obi-Wan Kenobi film with Ewan McGregor. It's something that I would truly love to see happen one day. To read up on the latest details of that, click here. In a recent interview with Thompson on Hollywood, the actor was asked if he would be interested in returning to the Star Wars universe, and this is what he said:
“I’ll say it publicly, here, now. I’d be happy to do the story between Episode 3, that I finished in, and Episode 4 that Alec Guinness started in. I think that would be good. Disney should definitely do that.”
This Obi-Wan spinoff film seriously needs to happen! When asked about what he thought of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, McGregor laughed and said:
"I’m excited about it as much as anyone else. I saw the trailer and it looks like he absolutely nailed it and it feels right. But I’m not sure about the [crossguard] lightsaber. If you fight with a lightsaber properly you don’t need one."
I love the little jab he took at the crossguard lightsaber. He makes a great point, but at the same time, it still looks rad.
The actor went on to talk about possibly returning for Trainspotting 2, and his famously strained relationship with director Danny Boyle.
“For quite a long time I didn’t want to do it. But then three or four years ago I felt differently about it. There was an unfortunate ending to my work with Danny and I’ve always missed him, missed working with him and missed the connection that we had and the work that we might have done together. But all of that’s in the past now and water under the bridge. I’ve spent time with Danny and seen him many times since. All is good. So I don’t know. I’ve never seen a script. I don’t know if it’s happening or not happening. But he knows that I would be up for it.”
A couple of years ago Boyle did an interview in which he said he was hoping to make Trainspotting 2 in 2016. Well, 2016 is almost here, and I really hope that he and McGregor get the opportunity to make it in the near future. I loved the first film, and it would be really interesting to see where some of those characters ended up in their lives.