Ewan McGregor's Directorial debut 'American Pastoral' Gets a Trailer

By Darian Scalamoni

            Ewan McGregor has been known to command the screen. Whether it’s singing on stage in Moulin Rouge, playing the memorable Obi-Wan Kenobi within the Star Wars prequels or even in his brilliant performance in the indie hit Beginners, he’s able to get the attention of anyone watching. Now, he is trying his own turn as a director.

            The trailer is cut brilliantly as it tells so much with very minimal dialogue throughout. American Pastoral is based on Philip Roth’s 1997 Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name and it will be McGregor’s directorial debut. The movie follows Merry (Dakota Fanning) as Seymour and Dawn Levov’s (McGregor and Jennifer Connelly) daughter who tears the family apart after she commits a violent act of political terrorism.

            After seeing the trailer for this film, it has skyrocketed to the top of my most anticipated for the remainder of the year, especially due to McGregor’s involvement. He has become one of my favorite actors of all-time for his performances of the past and I’m looking forward to checking out his directorial debut.

PLEASE check out the trailer below.

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