Ewan McGregor On How He Fell Back In Love With Star Wars
As strange as it might be to think about, the Star Wars prequels are probably the most influential pieces of Star Wars media reflected in our pop culture. The original trilogy pioneered a lot of filmmaking techniques, but when we think of quotes, memes, and iconic moments, the prequels outgun the more critically revered originals. Whether you think it's fine to rehabilitate the prequels or that things were better when everyone hated them, it's clear the perception of them is constantly changing. For Ewan McGregor, watching that happen has been an emotional experience.
"It means a lot," McGregor tells members of the press gathered for a junket. "One of the difficult things about the being in the prequels was that when they came out, they were not seemingly well received because there was no social media, there was no direct avenue of to the fans at the time. And also the fans were kids. We made those films for kids. I was born in '71 So I think I was six or seven when [A New Hope] came out. I'll never forget that feeling. Once those kids who were my age when the prequels came out grew up a bit, I was able to meet them. I started hearing that people really liked them and they couldn't understand why I thought that they weren't liked when they came out. It meant a lot to me. It's really helped. I'm sure it's one of the reasons we're all set."
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