On November 13 Ewan attended the LA premiere of ‘Milk’ at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, CA.

Nov 8 2008
Beverley Lyons And Laura Sutherland

SCOTS actor Ewan McGregor has given his backing to a new charity campaign.

He is supporting the IKEA Soft Toy Campaign, which raises money for UNICEF and Save The Children.

This year, UK IKEA stores will donate £1 for every soft toy purchased until December 23.

The money raised will be split between the charities to support ongoing projects and launch new projects in 14 countries.

Ewan said: “As a UNICEF Ambassador, I have seen first-hand the vital work they are doing for children.

“Today you have the chance to help UNICEF and Save the Children make a difference to thousands of children’s lives all over the world by simply buying a soft toy.”

Source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk

The teaser for Angels & Demons is out:

and I also added four stills to the gallery:

Ewan attended the Outfest 2008 Legacy Awards at the Directors Guild of America on September 24, 2008 in West Hollywood, California:

Actor Ewan McGregor attempted to deal with his recent basal cell carcinoma diagnosis quietly, but word quickly got out to the media that he was battling full-blown cancer.

The Scottish actor, known for his roles in the Star Wars series, Black Hawk Down, Trainspotting and Moulin Rouge, insists that although cancer is a horrible, deadly disease, his case was mild and he should not be considered a “survivor” like others.

McGregor says, “It is scary when you hear you’ve got cancer. I quickly discovered it’s a very common and treatable condition. I would hate to say I had a cancer scare, because it’s not fair to people who really have cancer scares. In my case, my mortality wasn’t called into question.”

Basal cell carcinoma, the type of cancer McGregor was diagnosed with, is the most common form of skin cancer. It is rarely life-threatening and almost never spreads, but if left untreated, can be disfiguring (especially to the eye, ear, nose and lip regions) and cause massive bleeding.

McGregor has been in production on several films, including I Love You Phillip Morris, co-starring Jim Carrey, and The Da Vinci Code sequel, Angels & Demons.

We wish him a healthy and speedy recovery!

Source: toxicshock.tv

I added more photos to the gallery:

July 10, Ewan arrives at LAX

July 11, Executive Producer/Director David Alexanian and Ewan, from the upcoming Fox reality channel TV show “Long Way Down” speak to members of the media during the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif.

By CHARLENE CHENG, News EditorPublished 7/12/2008THE SKINNY: While promoting Fox Reality Channel’s new documentary series LONG WAY DOWN at this summer’s TCA press tour, Ewan McGregor was able to reveal some details about Ron Howard’s upcoming THE DA VINCI CODE prequel ANGELS & DEMONS that begins shooting again shortly. “I went over to Italy to do a couple days filming on ANGELS AND DEMONS … and I’m about to start my work properly on it over the [next] six or seven weeks here in L.A.,” says McGregor. “I’ve enjoyed working with all of those people.”In ANGELS AND DEMONS, McGregor plays Carlo Ventresca opposite Tom Hanks, who returns as Robert Langdon.”I play the Camerlengo, the Pope’s right-hand man — his assistant,” explains McGregor. And the Pope has died, therefore, [it's] what happens to the Camerlengo between the time of the Pope’s death and the next Pope. Basically after one Pope dies and before the next one is made Pope, there’s a period of time in there where the Camerlengo is in charge of the Vatican and that’s who I play.”Meanwhile, LONG WAY DOWN, which follows McGregor and close friend Charley Boorman as they travel from Scotland to South Africa on BMW motorcycles, premieres on Fox Reality Channel on August 2 at 9p ET/PT.”I’ve always wanted to ride bikes,” says McGregor who treasured this opportunity. “And I believe traveling on them is very different than traveling in a car. I think when you meet people, first of all there’s a kind of novelty factor in Magnolia or the Highlands of Ethiopia when you rock up on a big old bike. People aren’t used to seeing them. So there’s an interaction with the people, which is quite different.”Source: www.ifmagazine.com

Ewan on the April cover of Angeleno magazine:

and the outtakes:

I was pleasantely surprised to find out that Ewan was featured in the June issue of Elle Brazil. I’ve obviously bought the magazine and made scans for this site.