Masculine & Sexy - 10/03/02
Ewan McGregor has been personally picked by Renee Zellweger to star alongside her in a romantic comedy.

Apparently Renee wanted ’real masculine man who was sexy and charismatic’, and out of a list of actors she choose Ewan. Her manager explained "Renee knows that he’s a married man with two children. She didn’t want to snatch him away. It was simply business."

Oh right, that explains all then..

Ewan McGregor to play circus freak - 21/11/02
Ewan McGregor is to star in a romantic film being directed by Jodie Foster. He is to star in Flora Plum, a love story set during the Depression about a circus freak.
Meryl Streep and Claire Danes have also been signed to appear in the film.

In the film McGregor’s character will take pity on a penniless waif (Danes), with whom he falls in love while helping her achieve fame. Filming will begin either late next year or early 2004.


Ewan McGregor is considering Trainspotting 2 - 31/10/02
Ewan McGregor says he’s considering starring in a sequel to Trainspotting. The actor has previously said he would not reprise his role of Renton in the cult movie.

But he says he is now considering the sequel, after reading the book, Porno, by Irvine Welsh He told Radio 1: "I thought it was best left as it was because it would be terrible shame if it didn’t live up to expectations. "Then I read the book and said ’Oh come on it’s fantastic’. It’s interesting to find out what the characters are up to."


Ewan takes to the skies for children’s charity - 07/02/01
Ewan McGregor has taken to the skies with his brother Colin McGregor who is a Flight Lieutenant with XV Squadron of the Royal Air Force. Ewan took the fighter flight to boost a charity for terminally ill children. His brother has launched a campaign to raise funds for the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland. The actor described the flight from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray as an "extraordinary opportunity."

The brothers’ route included a fly-past at children’s hospice, Rachel House, in Kinross, Perthshire. Ewan is a supporter of the Children’s Hospice Association Scotland, CHAS, which was founded in 1992 by a small group of parents and professionals, to provide hospice services in Scotland to children and their families. Four years later the group opened Rachel House, Scotland’s first children’s hospice, to provide specialist respite and emergency care for youngsters.

Camden actors up in arms - 20/09/01
Camden residents Ewan McGregor and Simon Callow are ready to man the picket lines in an actor’s union dispute. Equity have told their members to boycott film work until repeat fee arrangements for TV and video releases are made.

McGregor, currently appearing on screens around London in Moulin Rouge, said: "This is of extreme importance as many actors rely on repeat fees in periods of unemployment and as the actors are the people the public pays to see why should they be cut out of the deal. I am tired of making producers and distributors rich while I and my fellow actors are exploited."

Simon Callow added: "This is long, long overdue. I offer 100% support."