Scottish screen hunk Ewan McGregor is frightened by Star Wars fans and their devoted fervor for the sci-fi saga. The 34-year-old actor, who plays the young Obi-Wan Kenobi, found working on the three prequel Star Wars movies uninspiring as they focused more on special effects than performance - but he is even less enthusiastic about the films' die hard enthusiasts. He says, "There's this huge following, which is weird. They have big meets and conventions, and I find it all a bit frightening. Once this guy met me at a stage door when I was doing a play in London. The guy yelled, 'Obi-Wan. Do you have any advice for a trainee Jedi?' I just said, 'No, don't be so ridiculous.' It's just so weird, it really is."
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
McGregor: "'Star Wars' Fans Scare Me"
You and me both, Ewan. You and me both...
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Sounds like he's following in Alec Guinness' footsteps... didn't Alec once yell at a little boy something like "IT'S JUST A MOVIE!!"
Yeah, Alec Guiness was bothered by the fact that he was so well known by younger moviegoers as Obi-Wan. According to the IMDB:
"Reportedly hated working on Star Wars (1977) so much, Guinness claims that Obi-Wan's death was his idea as a means to limit his involvement in the film. Guinness also claims to throw away all Star Wars related fan mail without even opening it."
There's more interesting biographical info here >>
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