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The actor who rose to fame with "Trainspotting" and wielded a light saber as Obi-Wan Kenobi, is now starring as a '70s icon, fashion designer Halston, in a new Netflix series. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Ewan McGregor about how he prepared for the role; his familiarity with his character's addiction; and about returning to the "Star Wars" universe in a new TV series. Air Date: May 16, 2021

In Conversation…Ewan McGregor…

The actor who rose to fame with Trainspotting and wielded a light saber as Obi-Wan Kenobi, is now starring as a ’70s icon, fashion designer Halston, in a new Netflix series. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Ewan McGregor about how he prepared for the role; his familiarity with his character’s addiction; and about returning to the Star Wars universe in a new TV series. Air Date: May 16, 2021

The actor who rose to fame with "Trainspotting" and wielded a light saber as Obi-Wan Kenobi, is now starring as a '70s icon, fashion designer Halston, in a new Netflix series. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Ewan McGregor about how he prepared for the role; his familiarity with his character's addiction; and about returning to the "Star Wars" universe in a new TV series. Air Date: May 16, 2021
Directed by Danny Boyle Screenplay by John Hodge Based on Trainspotting by Irvine Welsh Produced by Andrew Macdonald Starring Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller Kevin McKidd Robert Carlyle Kelly Macdonald Cinematography Brian Tufano Edited by Masahiro Hirakubo Production companies Channel Four Films Figment Films Noel Gay Motion Picture Company Distributed by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" (1999) Photo Credit: Disney
Ewan McGregor as Halston in "Halston" (2021) Photo Credit: Netflix
Genre: Biographical drama, Created by Sharr White, and Based on "Simply Halston" by Steven Gaines, and Directed by Daniel Minahan, Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Dayan, David Pittu, Krysta Rodriguez, Bill Pullman, with Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, with No. of seasons: 1, with No. of episodes: 5, with Executive producers: Ryan Murphy, Christine Vachon, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Pamela Koffler, Ewan McGregor, Sharr White, and Daniel Minahan, and Camera setup: Single-camera, with Running time: 44–53 minutes, and Production companies: Killer Films, and Ryan Murphy Productions, Original Network: Netflix
The actor who rose to fame with "Trainspotting" and wielded a light saber as Obi-Wan Kenobi, is now starring as a '70s icon, fashion designer Halston, in a new Netflix series. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Ewan McGregor about how he prepared for the role; his familiarity with his character's addiction; and about returning to the "Star Wars" universe in a new TV series. Air Date: May 16, 2021
The actor who rose to fame with "Trainspotting" and wielded a light saber as Obi-Wan Kenobi, is now starring as a '70s icon, fashion designer Halston, in a new Netflix series. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Ewan McGregor about how he prepared for the role; his familiarity with his character's addiction; and about returning to the "Star Wars" universe in a new TV series. Air Date: May 16, 2021
NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 24: Ewan McGregor and Daniel Minahan are seen at movie set of the 'Halston' on February 24, 2020 in New York City. Photo by Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
Ewan McGregor as Halston in "Halston" (2021) Photo Credit: Netflix
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi in "Obi-Wan Kenobi" (2022) Photo Credit: Disney
Genre: Action-adventure, Science fiction, and Space opera, Based on "Star Wars" by George Lucas, Directed by Deborah Chow, Starring: Ewan McGregor, Theme music composer: John Williams, William Ross (adaptation), Composer: Natalie Holt, Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, No. of episodes: 6, Executive producers: Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor, Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Joby Harold, Producers: Thomas Hayslip, and Katterli Frauenfelder, Production location: Los Angeles, California, with Cinematography by Chung-hoon Chung, Editors: Nicolas De Toth, Kelley Dixon, and Josh Earl, Running time: 36–53 minutes, Production company: Lucasfilm, Original network: Disney+. (2022)

You can watch the full CBS Sunday Morning interview with Ewan McGregor below…

Genre: Biographical drama, Created by Sharr White, and Based on "Simply Halston" by Steven Gaines, and Directed by Daniel Minahan, Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Dayan, David Pittu, Krysta Rodriguez, Bill Pullman, with Country of origin: United States, Original language: English, with No. of seasons: 1, with No. of episodes: 5, with Executive producers: Ryan Murphy, Christine Vachon, Ian Brennan, Alexis Martin Woodall, Pamela Koffler, Ewan McGregor, Sharr White, and Daniel Minahan, and Camera setup: Single-camera, with Running time: 44–53 minutes, and Production companies: Killer Films, and Ryan Murphy Productions, Original Network: Netflix

Halston is available now with a subscription to Netflix…

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