Ewan comments on his latest acting role and the media hype surrounding Episode II. From the LA Times:

He is also eager to stress that his absence from the Lucas ranch implies no lack of enthusiasm for "Attack of the Clones," which opens nationwide May 16. (McGregor is planning to attend the film's lavish Hollywood premiere on Sunday.)

"All that hype looks after itself," he says. "It doesn't have anything to do with me. The 'Star Wars' series is the star, so the hype is built in. For 'Attack of the Clones,' I've seen the second trailer and I thought it was brilliant. It had the flavor of the first three 'Star Wars' movies. So I think the new film will be an improvement on the last one we made," "'Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace" from 1999.

Is McGregor unhappy with that film? "No, it was fine, but it had a lot of setting up to do. It had six movies to establish. And all that stuff about the senate wasn't even mentioned in the first three, so all of that had to be explained."

In the latest episode McGregor plays an older, wiser Obi-Wan--a change of pace for the boyish-looking actor--who must teach the ways of the Jedi Knight to the brash Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen). McGregor thinks the film will be more pleasing than "Episode I" to the "Star Wars" faithful.

"I have a feeling that in 'Episode II' we have more opportunity to get back into the heart and soul of what the first three films were about," he says. "I think it's got more action in it, and it'll be more fun to watch."

Still, McGregor has no regrets about staying away from the "Star Wars" junket to complete "Young Adam." He stars as Joe, a young drifter who works on a barge with Les (Scottish actor Peter Mullan, from "The Claim" and "My Name Is Joe") and his younger wife, Ella (played by Tilda Swinton, from last year's "The Deep End"). Joe and Les find the corpse of a young woman in the canal and fish it out. Shortly afterward, Joe embarks on an affair with Ella.

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