Whether he’s playing a drug addict, a hopeless romantic, or even a Jedi Knight, everyone loves Ewan McGregor. Now the Scot is back starring as Beatrix Potter’s love interest, Norman Warne, in Miss Potter.You have worked with Renee Zellwegger in the past. How was it being reunited with her again?Me and Renee had such a fantastic time working on the film ‘Down with Love.’ It was a very specific kind of 1960s sex film comedy and I think I can speak for both of us, we love the film.Although making it was very hard work. Sometimes if the timing wasn’t exactly right on the dialogue then the scenes would fall flat on their face.We would look at each other and think: ‘God, I just wish we could be doing something straight forward.’So was this more straight forward?Yeah, It’s such a straight forward but beautiful story. To be sent this script from Renee was hugely flattering and absolutely what we were talking about.It was wonderful to work with Renee, she’s a beautiful and brilliant actress.She has a beautiful sense of play when we work together, which is not always the case with other people I meet.Source: www.itv.comThanks to Roberta for sending the link! 🙂

The National Library for the Blind in the UK has organised a special celebrity Christmas eBay auction. They wrote to a number of celebrities and asked them to donate an item for our auction. The first celebrity to respond was Ewan McGregor, who sent a signed Obi-Wan Kenobi action figure from Star Wars episode 2 and a signed photograph of himself. The NLB is currently trying to raise £25,000 for their Christmas fundraising appeal, which may seem a lot, but when you consider that it costs £1,265 to produce just one Braille book, you’ll understand that it’s a small total.Link to check the auction: www.ebay.co.uk (auction ends on December 18!)National Library for the Blind

Originally published December 5, 2006Best guy-watching in New York City is over at the Midtown Tennis Club, where Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor, in their tennis whites, practice. Hugh and Ewan are in New York filming The Tourist, a thriller in which they swing those rackets. Their coach is Stephen Bauer, who has tutored Jim Carrey and others celebs in the fine art of jumping the net.Source: www.baltimoresun.comThanks to Roberta for the link!