Ewan McGregor Rewatches Trainspotting, Obi-Wan Kenobi & More

Ewan McGregor Rewatches Trainspotting, Obi-Wan Kenobi & More | Vanity Fair

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Ewan McGregor takes a walk down memory lane as he rewatches scenes from his classic works including 'Trainspotting,' 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' 'Fargo,' 'A Gentleman in Moscow,' and 'Long Way Round.' Ewan dishes on the emotions he felt working alongside Hayden Christensen again on 'Obi-Wan Kenobi,' why he decided to grow out his own mustache for 'A Gentleman in Moscow' and so much more.
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Director: Adam Lance Garcia
Director of Photography: Mar Alfonso
Editor: Jess Lane
Talent: Ewan McGregor
Producer: Madison Coffey
Line Producer: Romeeka Powell
Associate Producer: Emebeit Beyene
Production Manager: Andressa Pelachi
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Talent Booker: Jenna Caldwell
Camera Operator: Rebecca Van Der Muelen
Gaffer: Niklas Moller
Audio Engineer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Rafael Vasquez
Set Designer: Jeremy Myles
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
00:00 Ewan McGregor
00:32 Trainspotting
03:25 Obi-Wan Kenobi
07:18 Fargo
11:10 Gentleman in Moscow
13:37 Long Way Round
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@teruphoto Ай бұрын

5:11 No matter how people feel about the Prequels, everyone agrees that Ewan was one of the best parts of them.

@LordTyranus66 Ай бұрын

He and Ian Mcdarmid made the prequels.

@random22026 Ай бұрын

THE best part! 🤗🤗

@pozzyvibes6997 Ай бұрын

So was Hayden. I don't care what anyone says he was literally perfect as Anakin.

@JedidiahRose1 Ай бұрын

He's one of the best things in all of Star Wars, it's so endearing that he still often denotes Alec as the definitive Obi-Wan in his mind, when I would easily wager for most it's been Ewan for a long time, of course no shade to Alec there.

@random22026 Ай бұрын

@@JedidiahRose1 As cool as Guinness's portrayal was, Alec himself was less than impressed with the role (tbf, he did not live to see the phenomenon the series became), and could not understand the Star Wars fervor happening when Episode IV: A New Hope premiered in 1977. Ewan, on the other hand, has been reverent about the role's history, and his part in the endurance of the character. He will forever be Obi-Wan to those who love Star Wars: not a bad legacy to have! 💓💓✨✨

@ikejugend Ай бұрын

His Trainspotting story is hilarious😂 “I’m about to know you a whole lot better”

@mcmeh7819 Ай бұрын

The scene between of Obi saying sorry is delivered so perfectly, it felt like real catharsis to experience that the first time after years of negativity around the prequels. Thank you Ewan and Hayden!

@TheRixenator Ай бұрын

One of the tapes on the table says Moulin Rouge 😩

@Dr_Bombay Ай бұрын

Yes! i love all the things covered in this video, but i really wanted to see him comment on Moulin Rouge (and Big Fish!)

@RobbieB2606 Ай бұрын

@@Dr_Bombay Love both those movies - Big Fish is the only Tim Burton movie I get on with funnily enough

@HollyRobertsMusic Ай бұрын

Need a part two

@brionyhall4250 Ай бұрын

Definitely go watch the interview he did opposing Nicole Kidman. They go into it there quite a bit

@MyraVCruz Ай бұрын

@@HollyRobertsMusicI totally agree

@mrquirky3626 Ай бұрын

Trainspotting is one of those rare movies (like Shawshank Redemption) where it's so bleak you're not expecting a happy ending and preparing yourself for the worst outcome but when you do get the best resolution, it feels appreciated and actually earned and not cliche at all.

@blueemonday Ай бұрын

you should read the book by Irvine Welsh if you enjoyed the movie!

@anorourke8682 28 күн бұрын

Happy ending?

@alphagerudo6242 13 күн бұрын

ITS SHITE BEING SCOTTISH

@kaspinet Ай бұрын

Ewan has such a vast and diverse catalog that it would take 90 minutes to cover them all. Yes, please!

@trinaq Ай бұрын

"Choose life." "Trainspotting" was the first project I ever watched Ewan in, and I knew that he was poised to be a big star. He completely embodied the role of Renton.

@AproposOfWetSnow Ай бұрын

Love Ewan. His Long Way Round was the inspiration for me to get my motorcycle license and travel around the Baltic Sea.

@xliquidflames Ай бұрын

Ewan McGregor, Keanu Reeves, Charlie Hunnam, and Norman Reedus should do an epic motorcycle ride together and film it. That would be so fun.

@reyjenetapia2957 Ай бұрын

Ikh

@naydenlover Ай бұрын

His range of shows and movies is incredible hearing him talk about obi Wan makes me so happy

@multifanderisverycrafty Ай бұрын

Hopefully you get Hayden to do one of these soon

@garyking1986 Ай бұрын

It’s a shame he didn’t discuss Doctor Sleep. That’s my favourite film.

@KierGomes Ай бұрын

Doctor sleep RULES.

@urbanexplorer3059 Ай бұрын

LOL it sucked

@Tipsy.42 6 күн бұрын

@@urbanexplorer3059Most disagree

@urbanexplorer3059 6 күн бұрын

@@Tipsy.42 sucked

@Tipsy.42 6 күн бұрын

@urbanexplorer3059 If all you have to say is "sucked," you gotta be young. You can avoid the truth as much as you want. The majority liked the movie. One word answers are for children lol

@madisonwhovian943 Ай бұрын

Nice touch by putting the jedi holocron on the table.

@sayakchoudhury9711 Ай бұрын

Not having Moulin Rouge is a crime. Speaking of Moulin Rouge they should get Nicole Kidman to do one of these..she has had such a variety of roles over the years.

@jensskarp1375 23 күн бұрын

i love how proud he was over his U-bend idea. and that smile at the end. love that dude! wish he talked about Son of a gun, on of my favorites with him.

@rjscottorr3324 Ай бұрын

A friend of mine in France was one of the special effects creators for Trainspotting, they used a pool belonging to the Navy to film in by Glasgow. Regarding the coloured dyes that were used in it. As local swimming pools wouldn’t allow the dyes to be used in their public pools. He also created the baby that crawled on the ceiling in Trainspotting.

@Rad0115 Ай бұрын

Loved the Kenobi show so much. They really cooked. And Ewan was always great as Obi-Wan!

@ILaughAtYoda Ай бұрын

Love that he talked about Long Way Round cos that is one of my favourite projects he's done

@bluedragonfly623 29 күн бұрын

I love all three of those documentaries. So interesting!

@batgurrl Ай бұрын

Many actors say they never watch any of their own films. Ewan made an interesting choice with the toilet because ‘back in the day’ it was prominent in all Trainspotting trailers, shown with every Indie movie of the time 😌😌

@thedigginggardener 15 күн бұрын

Really wanted Ewan to talk about Big Fish and singing in Moulin Rouge

@kristengoldsmith1074 Ай бұрын

I have seriously been "in love" with him for last the 25 years. I don't think I'll ever get over him.

@KarlaSantos-qv2qs Ай бұрын

I would love to see hear his thoughts over Moulin Rouge: my favorite.

@kath1626 Ай бұрын

Watched Trainspotting at the cinema way back in the day. It's incredible what a career he went on to have. ❤

@lostfound8112 Ай бұрын

Love him. WE NEED KENOBI SEASON 2! The last episode I waited decades for. Also with Hayden and quigon

@dylanrinker6831 Ай бұрын

LIMITED series dude. There IS NO season 2

@Jake-vh6jp Ай бұрын

@@dylanrinker6831 Have you not seen all the Star Wars content. It's literally endless with these people. I wouldn't be surprised if there was a season 2.

@dylanrinker6831 Ай бұрын

@@Jake-vh6jp they literally confirmed IT WONT HAPPEN!

@urbanexplorer3059 Ай бұрын

no we dont lol

@IOANNA333 Ай бұрын

No Moulin Rouge?😫

@Agent-wn7le Ай бұрын

😭

@KarlaSantos-qv2qs Ай бұрын

Exactly: his best, in my opinion.

@traceythompson1092 13 күн бұрын

I have a theory about that: he enjoyed being a musical theatre star with the singing and the emoting; and I truly believe that he and Nicole had an affair of the heart and of the body. Then he went on to do musicals in the West End and another movie in which he sung that got panned. So he put that chapter behind him.

@KarlaSantos-qv2qs 13 күн бұрын

@@traceythompson1092 Have the same thought about the affair.

@StefanFerdinand 17 күн бұрын

I'll always be a stan for Ewan. Side note, it'll be 20 years since Long Way Round first aired in October. Wish someone had asked if there are plans for a 20th anniversary special for this iconic series.

@DCR_RANG Ай бұрын

Gotta love him. He’s in so many movies and he’s a bloody legend

@marcgw496 Ай бұрын

I’ll always appreciate Ewan for his performance as Obi Wan, but I recently got into the Long Way series and it is incredible

@GTMQ8 Ай бұрын

It’s strange I finished rewatching Long Way Round 2 days ago and didn’t expect to see it featured here. If you haven’t seen his 3 bike trips around the world I really recommend them.

@spellxthief 13 күн бұрын

i haven't watched Kenobi (show) yet, but i found a fan cut to make it a film, and i'm very excited to watch that

@sweeteepie4ever 26 күн бұрын

He also grew his own mustache in Miss Potter. I Love that movie!!❤❤

@animateangus 26 күн бұрын

Shallow Grave is a masterpiece.

@gloomgirl Ай бұрын

Trainspotting-best film ever-starring my favorite human, Ewan.

@Christian_from_Copenhagen Ай бұрын

3:22 "Well, maybe not" 😆 PS. 'The Ghost Writer' has a special place in my heart as the film starring my favourite Bond and the one I wish had done it the most. Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor are both great in that film, I've seen it too many times to count. That and 'Beginners', one of my all-time favourites!

@davidoftheglen3447 Ай бұрын

He tea bagged poor Brian 😔 😂😂😂

@DorothyOzmaLover Ай бұрын

Ewan's always been a a treasure and his notes here on his works keep him shining!

@clairesnelson9961 26 күн бұрын

Sad they didn't do moulin Rouge😢 that's when I first fell in love with him as an actor 😍

@MisterJax 7 күн бұрын

Okay, now I want to see Ahmed Best as Kelleran Beq cross paths with Ewan McGegor as Obi-Wan Kenobi

@johnsmithandthepsychedelic9216 Ай бұрын

What a great and genuine lad

@hp6964 Ай бұрын

I genuinely don’t know why the prequels get the hate they do sometimes. The only problems I ever saw with them is Anakin and Padmes age gap and being too sad to watch the last one more than once because Padme dies. I think Padme should have been a little younger or Anakin should have been a little older for it to make a little more sense after they fast forward on his maturing. Besides that though, I love them

@simple_naildesigns Ай бұрын

Amazing actor!

@redshiftproductions7158 8 күн бұрын

No Big Fish? As rough as that movie is its one of my favorite Ewan roles

@LifeOfRy 28 күн бұрын

3:22 wise to cut there 😂

@reyjenetapia2957 Ай бұрын

I love Ewan Mcgregor in star wars

@2Littletony Ай бұрын

The obi wan series was amazing

@MrMcChuckles95 Ай бұрын

Don't understand why the prequels got panned so hard. They're rough around the edges, but I say that gives them character 🤔

@chamindujanith6337 Ай бұрын

He should rewatch The Ghost Writer. His best role.

@garypasquill2355 Ай бұрын

A gentleman in Moscow exterior scenes used our beautiful townhall in Bolton in the UK

@BiancaBabe 20 күн бұрын

His gift is his song 🎵 😍 and this ones for us

@geoafe66 Ай бұрын

Great actor, watch Fargo!

@alexsadventures66 Ай бұрын

Gosh I love these gosh I love ewan!

@nicolequeliz8752 Ай бұрын

Loveeeee omggg kenobi was amazing I wish it would’ve been a movie😩 love ewan!

@PranavTambat5001 Ай бұрын

A movie should be on obiwan childhood and Qui gon and obi wan journey to Mandalorian. A series on 10 years after ep 3 please make it

@janetrobertson9199 27 күн бұрын

Pillow book by Peter Greenway deserves a mention too.

@traceythompson1092 13 күн бұрын

And Young Adam, as well

@nikikaniki 26 күн бұрын

One of the greats

@saraanderson7388 14 күн бұрын

I loved the Obi-Wan series. They should have aged him up more, though. My only critique. He should have had grey patches in his hair, at least. The series only takes place 6 years (ish) before A New Hope. His life must have been reeeeeeeeeeeally hard for those 6 years for the character to appear so much older in Episode 4. Continuity is important.

@TheKillerDonuts 13 күн бұрын

Fargo S3 is so underrated

@svenmartin840 Ай бұрын

Ewan should play the role of I Davros!!!!!. Prequel to Genesis of the Daleks.

@BillCraven 25 күн бұрын

Down with Love! He sings!

@traceythompson1092 13 күн бұрын

I loved that movie; but the critics panned it.

@traceythompson1092 13 күн бұрын

I loved that movie but the critics panned it.

@lilcrazymiami8306 Ай бұрын

Respect for obi

@JackyOlala2023 Ай бұрын

Trainspotting… BRILLIANT 👌🏼

@ccan_max5285 Ай бұрын

Great roles listed

@OSVIONEcumbiajedi Ай бұрын

Saludos ewan yo soy OSVI ONE similar like you ❤ love

@Esther-hb7dh 24 күн бұрын

Love his accent

@Agent-wn7le Ай бұрын

Hello there 😮

@SquirefromtheShire Ай бұрын

I always thought it was weird when Ewan was on Fargo how he was he nailed the voice of Ray but sounded Irish half the time as Emmet.

@TheEternalOuroboros Ай бұрын

If Kenobi was a movie it would have been better. It would hopefully have cut out the bad parts.

@losdurospr 18 күн бұрын

The islad part 2 Please

@loveforeignaccents Ай бұрын

Too bad they didn't feature the intense "The Impossible" movie.

@shawnrcurrie 13 күн бұрын

3:30 Darth Vader comes to Obi Wan and says "have you come to destroy me" when he was the one who tracked him down in the first place :D

@dejjibd424 26 күн бұрын

Fargo 🔥

@crush41gb Ай бұрын

No Big Fish? :(

@EK-xz8ig 29 күн бұрын

Gorgeous human

@chaff5 Ай бұрын

When are you all doing one of these interviews with Hayden Christensen?

@charliefual 12 күн бұрын

I was kinda expecting to see him talk about Angels and Demons or The Impossible.

@geoafe66 13 күн бұрын

Last time, watch Fargo!

@ryanshane8836 Ай бұрын

I went straight to the comments after looking at the chapter names. No Moulin Rouge? I'm not watching. 💯

@adamflux2 12 күн бұрын

Is that some kind of pastel lament configuration?

@tropixi5336 6 күн бұрын

the baby scene in trainspotting still freaks me out

@isaacgraham5727 28 күн бұрын

Wow, so he really was a *great* deal more attached to Ray Stussy as a character and playing that role, rather than Emmitt. Fascinating. Ray was definitely the better and more complex and intriguing character.

@beresaurus Ай бұрын

no moulin rouge?😢

@simontaverner3121 Ай бұрын

Such a nice, normal chap

@DrDre12 Ай бұрын

When is Obi returning to Disney+?

@InvisibleJiuJitsu Ай бұрын

probably never as it was awful and no one watched it

@Patriiiiick 4 күн бұрын

More people should go watch A Life Less Ordinary.

@bar_jumper1312 Ай бұрын

Hello there, Master of Trolling, Kenobi

@Evie-N-Herself-182 27 күн бұрын

You forgot the rise and fall of little voice.

@elijahmodnar1 Ай бұрын

Beginners? Moulin Rouge!??

@jaimeantoniomangune5793 14 күн бұрын

“hello there”

@Justinian43 Ай бұрын

We definitely should have gotten a movie, I feel like that whole kid Leia and Reva/third sister thing was just filler to extend into a 6 episode show. A film would have been a more focused story

@ryansizemore5064 Ай бұрын

Did claudio a bit dirty

@ohJettzen Ай бұрын

Never understood the 10 second spoiler at the start. For trailers, makes sense for ads, but in a video like this where it isn’t ever an ad, it’s just lame