Danny is such a lovely guy, I was in London at a film festival when he shushed me as I shook his hand. I've never been so awkward to someone in my life.
Its a shame when people fall out for the stupidest, most silliest of reasons. And its not until many years later after realizing you'd missed out on so much with an old friend or family member that you realize it was all so stupid and not worth it in the end.
I bet there was a little more to it than they’re letting on -- but maybe not remembering. Creative collaborators can get territorial sometimes about who is responsible when having successes. I suspect both needed to get away and have success independently for a while to prove one wasn’t carrying the other. That may seem stupid to us because they’re both great, but it happens.
I doubt it. Ewan is pretty much the least egotistical star out there and Danny seems pretty down to Earth as well. I can't really see either one of them being like that.
@@SuperSimmerGal I'm doing a Star Wars channel and preparing to do movie stuff. From my research basically Danny promised E the Leo role but then had to take it back and it escalated from there. Whether Danny really wanted Leo is unclear. Well, the film flopped so it was rancor for nothing so there ya go. Just did something on Empire 100 and their ranking The Force Awakens on Empire's 100 Films Last Jedi and Prequels Do Not Make List Star Wars Analyzed th-cam.com/video/mzrF1Q258Xc/w-d-xo.html Thanks
I absolutely love about half of Danny Boyle's films, and even if I don't love the other half, they're still interesting films. But for my money the best thing he's done, by far, is the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. And he will always have my undying respect for choosing to work with Underworld so frequently. He really has excellent taste in music.
The more I learn about Ewan, the more I realize what a talented, sweet and principled person he is. Even if he did have an affair - personal lives can be messy for the best of us - I still admire him greatly as an actor and artist.
T2 Trainspotting did not disappoint so glad they made up. Danny thinks his worst film is A life less ordinary but for me definitely The Beach. Robert Carlyle is excellent.
Stewart Kee Agreed. But it still wasn't a big loss for Ewan's career luckily. "The Beach" that we got was not the film Danny wanted to make which was an adaptation of the (superior) book
@@Janaparnikova I wouldn't necessarily say "currently nowhere" on Ewan's career. Leo hasn't done jack shit other than the Tarantino movie since winning an Oscar.. and even then Once Upon a Time in Hollywood wasn't the biggest turn out of DiCaprio's career. From 2016-2019, Ewan has appeared in 6 big roles.
Eh, I wouldn't read too much into it. I imagine they were just embarrassed (after all, this is the first time they have publicly discussed their feud TOGETHER).
They did a couple of times but when they're discussing the actual events it can be difficult because as they said they felt shame, especially when talking about it in public. They've clearly resolved their differences which is the most important thing.
Could not agree more. Such a beautiful film. I think many people found the abrupt change in tone quite jarring. Like most of his films it has a great soundtrack too... Adagio in D minor always gets me.
Yes yes yes. And yes to the soundtrack. I agree that the end is quite jarring (not to mention very similar to _Event Horizon_) but it is quite beautiful for the most part. Cillian Murphy is obviously another one of Danny's faves; hope they work more together too.
Ewan was right though, the beach would've been a much better film with him. It's not that Di Caprio's a bad actor, it's that if you read the book the character is british and he's a perfect fit. And I also imagine Renée Zellweger as Sal
Yep, he took the studio's side to further his career - and left Ewan behind. Directors do it all the time, trading up to more bankable stars and discarding collaborators they worked with early on, but it's rare we actually hear about it.
@@betweenlakes It's cynical to suggest it was about "furthering his career". It could be just about improving the movie. With Leo, the movie would undoubtedly attract more financing, which makes it easier, theoretically, to make the movie and make it good, and for a filmmaker like Boyle, each of these movies is like three years of his life, so it's understandable that he felt, "Well, it's foolish to try and make this with anyone but Leo." The problem is that he probably communicated poorly with Ewan.
Leo just came off of Titanic so he came with a bigger budget to the film while Ewan Mcgregor wasn't a big name at the time. So the beach was gonna be this low budget movie until the Studio chimed in with their wallets but it was Danny's call at the end so I understood the decision.
I heard about this story , its probably hard to both to discuss so publicly. At least they made up and got to make a good sequel. Awaiting T3, they should film it in Dublin!!!!!!!!hehehe
Sick Boy weird to think how different things would be if past scenarios had taken a slightly different route 🤔 If Ewan had been cast in 28 days, we wouldn’t have Cillian Murphy as we know him today since 28 days was his breakout role
It's possible the film would have been more successful with Ewan instead of Leo (who was wrong for the character), in which case Danny's career would have followed a different path - bigger and bigger studio films - instead of retreating into TV movies and working with digital video/Anthony Dod Mantle - and without him discovering digital video, there's no 28 Days Later at all.
@@betweenlakeshe also wouldn’t have made Slumdog like he did. He said he learnt from his experiences on The Beach how to make movies in Asia without it needing to be bloated!
2:16 This is really strange to me because it seems nowhere is cancel culture bigger than in England and nowhere does it seem least likely anyone would try to broker a peace than anywhere besides England, except maybe the USA (who picks it up from England). Because England is so obsessed with "mental health" yet psychology is such quackery and psychologists gad about England telling everyone to ignore so and so over and over again.
I just direct theatre but it is paid work and good tours and the number of actors who I thought were friends who throw a fit if you don't cast them is astonishing. As a director, you want to work with different people. Also, they might not be right for that part or might not be good casting opposite someone else. In The Beach, the character is American for example and Ewan had only played a Scot in everything until that point. Danny should have claimed the studio insisted on Leo as a bigger star. That's what film director usually do to get out of trouble with mates.
Well then, in that case, his decision was entirely based on the fact that Leo was a more bankable star. I think Ewan was pretty childish about it. Even if he chose not to use him in "The Beach," "Trainspotting," made Ewan an international star and he went on to make millions thanks to Danny casting him in the lead role.
Ewan seems to sit with his legs crossed most of the time in interviews (even when he's the only one on the couch/chair/whatever! I guess he doesn't mind having squashed balls?!), so I doubt he minded too much. :)
Well, Danny wanted Ewan, but Danny had to appease those at the studio and they wanted DiCaprio because he’s a big name, where Ewan wasn’t as big of a name at the time, despite being in Star Wars not long before The Beach went into production. Danny probably wanted Ewan to be in most of his films, but because of everything that played out, they didn’t speak for a long time.
He said "and I apologized to Ewan" at 1:13 Stop with your pseudo psycho analysis. "Its interesting that Danny...." clean out your ears and stop making shit up.
Haha!! No analysis, just what I saw also Danny never really looks at Ewan either but either way you can tell that it's still an uncomfortable thing for them to talk about. When I get off work I'll clean my ears with a qtip or maybe just watch the videos on a setting louder than 2. Your profile pic.....very, very interesting.....hmmm....
Every time I fall for something like this I remember, if they're friends, they're getting at least a million (USD/POUNDS)... All about cash, no matter what....
The fact that both Danny and Ewan are both admitting to the blame and accepting that the other was in the right makes me very suspicious. Either they're both lying and they know that one of them was more of an arsehole than the other or there's perhaps a mixture between the two or it's something else entirely to what they're talking about. I doubt it but I'd like to think it's a mixture between the two, Ewan being a bit of a spoilt brat and feeling jealous of Leo DiCaprio in The Beach, kind of like "well how dare you suddenly get rid of me when I've been the star of every movie you've made and you'd be nothing without me on the front cover!" and Danny being a bit egotistical and thinking "well I'm a big director now and I need to show I can do it without you as my main star, plus it was my direction and my movies that made you a star in the first place so how dare you be upset with me"..it's an interesting conflict but I'm very glad they've seemingly resolved it to make another movie, sadly overdue but if it can be for Trainspotting, undoubtedly one of the best British movies of all time then surely it's worth it..hopefully
What's suspicious about it? That's how arguments usually work- everyone shares some of the blame, and everyone is right in some ways and wrong in others.
By the sounds of it, I'd say the fault really lies with Danny Boyle. He made a promise to put Ewan McGregor in a movie, than later went back on his word simply to appease the studio. Not exactly the end of the world! Ewan McGregor could have been a little more understanding, especially since his career didn't really need any boost at the time. But that doesn't change the fact that Boyle broke his word, which is why he seems to be the most contrite and embarrassed here.
@@olivermangham6103 Yeah, it was Boyle's fault for basically screwing McGregor and casting the bigger star and getting the bigger budget to work with. I am sure Boyle regrets what he did given that the film turned out badly anyway. Having said that, these kinds of things do happen on movies. Roles get recast after actors get cast and promised for a lot of reasons. Boyle may have thought he was doing the best thing for the film and his career, but he had to have expected it would break up his friendship with McGregor. If they did not work so closely before, perhaps McGregor would not have taken it so badly. I think Boyle probably should have just gone with his original plan and stuck with McGregor. It may not have saved the film, but I think it would have been a bit more watchable with McGregor even if the budget was reduced. But that was 1999 or so and it was a chance to work with the star from Titanic. Boyle basically sold out and seemed to pay for it twice over by losing McGregor as a friend and business partner and on top of that he made what is generally considered to be an awful film. DiCaprio's acting is awkward in many places despite being a very good actor.
This just goes to show how massive of an ego Ewan McGregor has. You can still tell he thinks he's Danny Boyle's muse or something and that he's only acting remorseful about the grudge for the camera. For Christ sake Ewan. You played the lead in 3 of his films in a row. That's almost unheard of. In any films. It's not the Ewan McGregor show and it would be weird for Danny to have had Ewan play the lead for 4 films in a row. Even 3 is testing it. So I feel it was right for Danny to cast Di Caprio in The Beach even if it was more of a studio decision. Also I feel sorry for Danny Boyle in this interview and he's clearly the one with the real maturity the grace. Also the other lead actors in Trainspotting are much better actors than Ewan. Ewan is more popular just because he became a name due to bigger parts and is clearly an ungrateful narcissistic C word.
Good to see celebrities getting emotional about working together and loyalty. Atleast some part of the film industry is real and filled with passion.
Danny is such a lovely guy, I was in London at a film festival when he shushed me as I shook his hand. I've never been so awkward to someone in my life.
how loudly were you shaking his hand?
Well I was so starstruck that I didn't whisper as I introduced myself in the middle of an independant film screening.
starkeyblud235 What on Earth were you doing there ??
He sushed you? When went to put out hand?
Life is waaaay too fucking short to be holding grudges between good friends. Glad these blokes made up!
how is trainspotting part 2?
I just cant over the fact that Robert Carlyle from Once Upon a time is sitting on the same couch as Ewan Mcgregor who just recently played Lumiere.
Its a shame when people fall out for the stupidest, most silliest of reasons. And its not until many years later after realizing you'd missed out on so much with an old friend or family member that you realize it was all so stupid and not worth it in the end.
I bet there was a little more to it than they’re letting on -- but maybe not remembering. Creative collaborators can get territorial sometimes about who is responsible when having successes. I suspect both needed to get away and have success independently for a while to prove one wasn’t carrying the other. That may seem stupid to us because they’re both great, but it happens.
I doubt it. Ewan is pretty much the least egotistical star out there and Danny seems pretty down to Earth as well. I can't really see either one of them being like that.
@@SuperSimmerGal I'm doing a Star Wars channel and preparing to do movie stuff. From my research basically Danny promised E the Leo role but then had to take it back and it escalated from there. Whether Danny really wanted Leo is unclear. Well, the film flopped so it was rancor for nothing so there ya go.
Just did something on Empire 100 and their ranking
The Force Awakens on Empire's 100 Films Last Jedi and Prequels Do Not Make List Star Wars Analyzed
th-cam.com/video/mzrF1Q258Xc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks
Yep.
I absolutely love about half of Danny Boyle's films, and even if I don't love the other half, they're still interesting films. But for my money the best thing he's done, by far, is the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. And he will always have my undying respect for choosing to work with Underworld so frequently. He really has excellent taste in music.
Ewan McGregor is my new hero for refusing to be interviewed by the obnoxious Piers Morgan.
Bravo!!!!
He should have done it and taken the obnoxious prick on full bore.
Nah, doing that just enables those types of people (plus it would have put Danny and the other T2 boys in a very awkward position!).
And gave him a Glasgow Kiss.
The more I learn about Ewan, the more I realize what a talented, sweet and principled person he is. Even if he did have an affair - personal lives can be messy for the best of us - I still admire him greatly as an actor and artist.
@@ksw4942 Gee I never thought he was as good an actor as the rest, but he does seem like a genuine person, however, I never knew he had an affair.
T2 Trainspotting did not disappoint so glad they made up. Danny thinks his worst film is A life less ordinary but for me definitely The Beach. Robert Carlyle is excellent.
Robert: I was really upset about it. So upset I actually did the Beach with Danny.
McGregor: Who's Danny's actor now?
Robert: Me 😂😂😂
LOL
I'm usually pretty good at english - but somehow I don't get what they're saying
@@worstcasescenario5242 Its easy
This is not the jedi way
Ewan McGregor should be glad he wasn't in the Beach.
Movie Reviews 100 The Beach is a better movie than A Life Less Ordinary or Brassed Off.
Stewart Kee Agreed. But it still wasn't a big loss for Ewan's career luckily. "The Beach" that we got was not the film Danny wanted to make which was an adaptation of the (superior) book
The beach is a great book and film, one of my favourites. The book version was better though
SamuelSays ewan's career is currently nowhere, unlike dicaprio's, so there
@@Janaparnikova I wouldn't necessarily say "currently nowhere" on Ewan's career. Leo hasn't done jack shit other than the Tarantino movie since winning an Oscar.. and even then Once Upon a Time in Hollywood wasn't the biggest turn out of DiCaprio's career. From 2016-2019, Ewan has appeared in 6 big roles.
That anecdote about the plane and the night lights is so relatable and hilarious. They still don't look each other in the eye though.
Eh, I wouldn't read too much into it. I imagine they were just embarrassed (after all, this is the first time they have publicly discussed their feud TOGETHER).
They did a couple of times but when they're discussing the actual events it can be difficult because as they said they felt shame, especially when talking about it in public. They've clearly resolved their differences which is the most important thing.
Fucking love these two, especially Boyle - Sunshine is one of the most underappreciated films ever (although some people hate it for some reason :/ )
Could not agree more. Such a beautiful film. I think many people found the abrupt change in tone quite jarring. Like most of his films it has a great soundtrack too... Adagio in D minor always gets me.
Yes yes yes. And yes to the soundtrack. I agree that the end is quite jarring (not to mention very similar to _Event Horizon_) but it is quite beautiful for the most part. Cillian Murphy is obviously another one of Danny's faves; hope they work more together too.
SamKay212 wich reason?
Love sunshine
Fool lol
Ewan was right though, the beach would've been a much better film with him. It's not that Di Caprio's a bad actor, it's that if you read the book the character is british and he's a perfect fit. And I also imagine Renée Zellweger as Sal
Paulus Caesar I love the chemistry between ewan and renee
Agree. There are some scenes in the film that I would swear were written by Boyle with Ewan in mind.
it was never about the beach. it was about the enemies we made along the way.
Ewen starts making shadow puppets in the awkward silence on the airplane in attempt to communicate. That would make a funny SNL skit.
the truth is that danny boyle promised him the main character in "the beach",but he took leo dicaprio instead,cause for obvious reasons.
Yep, he took the studio's side to further his career - and left Ewan behind. Directors do it all the time, trading up to more bankable stars and discarding collaborators they worked with early on, but it's rare we actually hear about it.
@@betweenlakes It's cynical to suggest it was about "furthering his career". It could be just about improving the movie. With Leo, the movie would undoubtedly attract more financing, which makes it easier, theoretically, to make the movie and make it good, and for a filmmaker like Boyle, each of these movies is like three years of his life, so it's understandable that he felt, "Well, it's foolish to try and make this with anyone but Leo." The problem is that he probably communicated poorly with Ewan.
Them 5 just scream, good lads.
Leo just came off of Titanic so he came with a bigger budget to the film while Ewan Mcgregor wasn't a big name at the time. So the beach was gonna be this low budget movie until the Studio chimed in with their wallets but it was Danny's call at the end so I understood the decision.
I haven't seen trainspotting I guess I should when I noticed Mr Gold (Robert Carlyle) on the sofa I was really shocked
You really should, it's a bloody brilliant film. And Bobby Carlyle is fantastic in it.
Wasn't Danny's fault, he had no power back then and the producers wants LDC
This isn't awkward at all
Robert Carlyle was absolutely incredible in the beach.
omg I didn't even realize that its Ewan McGregor HIS HAIR OMG
I heard about this story , its probably hard to both to discuss so publicly. At least they made up and got to make a good sequel. Awaiting T3, they should film it in Dublin!!!!!!!!hehehe
Really hope the McGregors sign their Christmas cards 'Ew&Ev'
Has anyone spoken to Ewan about the shake in his left hand? He looked like he was consciously trying to tame it.
Probably just nerves. He's always had tics in interviews (such as touching his face, digging in his ear, rubbing his nose, and such).
Probably the result of his alcohol addiction. Or early onset Parkinson's. :(
So, if they didn't fall out during The Beach, would Ewan have starred in 28 Days Later?
Sick Boy weird to think how different things would be if past scenarios had taken a slightly different route 🤔
If Ewan had been cast in 28 days, we wouldn’t have Cillian Murphy as we know him today since 28 days was his breakout role
I watched 28 days later yesterday. Cracking film. Can’t wait to watch 28 weeks soon. On a whole Danny Boyle buzz atm 😃
It's possible the film would have been more successful with Ewan instead of Leo (who was wrong for the character), in which case Danny's career would have followed a different path - bigger and bigger studio films - instead of retreating into TV movies and working with digital video/Anthony Dod Mantle - and without him discovering digital video, there's no 28 Days Later at all.
@@betweenlakeshe also wouldn’t have made Slumdog like he did. He said he learnt from his experiences on The Beach how to make movies in Asia without it needing to be bloated!
Anyone know a link to that speech? I can't seem to find it.
I WANT A FUKIN HIT !!
It's all I've got mate, take it or leave it :)
2:16 This is really strange to me because it seems nowhere is cancel culture bigger than in England and nowhere does it seem least likely anyone would try to broker a peace than anywhere besides England, except maybe the USA (who picks it up from England). Because England is so obsessed with "mental health" yet psychology is such quackery and psychologists gad about England telling everyone to ignore so and so over and over again.
nice guys flying first class!
I just direct theatre but it is paid work and good tours and the number of actors who I thought were friends who throw a fit if you don't cast them is astonishing. As a director, you want to work with different people. Also, they might not be right for that part or might not be good casting opposite someone else. In The Beach, the character is American for example and Ewan had only played a Scot in everything until that point. Danny should have claimed the studio insisted on Leo as a bigger star. That's what film director usually do to get out of trouble with mates.
Well then, in that case, his decision was entirely based on the fact that Leo was a more bankable star.
I think Ewan was pretty childish about it. Even if he chose not to use him in "The Beach," "Trainspotting," made Ewan an international star and he went on to make millions thanks to Danny casting him in the lead role.
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awkward question. tho they handleded gracefuly. But thanks to that situation t2 didnt was made earlier
The beach would have been so much better with Ewan
Nope
please make begbie prison drama
Heinsenberg
Danny Boyle is the worst manspreader I've ever seen.. I bet he takes up both arm rests when he's at the cinema too..
Cuzar11
Do you have anything imaginative or creative to say? No, didn't think so.. Psycho!
Patrick Ryan He's not on a bus. He's on a couch. Like many men said before, their testicles are uncomfortable.
Ewan seems to sit with his legs crossed most of the time in interviews (even when he's the only one on the couch/chair/whatever! I guess he doesn't mind having squashed balls?!), so I doubt he minded too much. :)
I didn't want to take your side. Because manspreading in this scenario isn't an issue. But it absolutely is on public transport or similar.
But bear in mind this was when Leo's only hits were _Romeo + Juliet_ and _Titanic_. Ewan probably thought "That dick?" 😂
Hope Im wrong but this doesnt leave Ewan Mcgregor in a good position. Danny Boyle doesnt has any obligation to choose him for his movies
Well, Danny wanted Ewan, but Danny had to appease those at the studio and they wanted DiCaprio because he’s a big name, where Ewan wasn’t as big of a name at the time, despite being in Star Wars not long before The Beach went into production. Danny probably wanted Ewan to be in most of his films, but because of everything that played out, they didn’t speak for a long time.
JLM is fuckin hilarious
it's interesting that Danny never says Ewan's name. always says you, he, and him.
1:12
He said "and I apologized to Ewan" at 1:13 Stop with your pseudo psycho analysis. "Its interesting that Danny...." clean out your ears and stop making shit up.
Haha!! No analysis, just what I saw also Danny never really looks at Ewan either but either way you can tell that it's still an uncomfortable thing for them to talk about.
When I get off work I'll clean my ears with a qtip or maybe just watch the videos on a setting louder than 2. Your profile pic.....very, very interesting.....hmmm....
David Coachman, the guy you never want to act as a witness!
David Coachman Not really. Ewan's right there.
So no Obi-Wan movie, because Obi-Wan isn't bald
They could always just have him wear a wig! :)
GroovyGamerGirl 😂😂👍
Dastan he shaved for fargo
Less than a year later and he looks ready to take the role
Kinobe tv series coming soon.
i wanted to see the beach it because of robert carlyle , then i saw a shark in it and said no just hate sharks lol
"it was never about beach" yes, it was ALL about beach, have a gut to admit it
Every time I fall for something like this I remember, if they're friends, they're getting at least a million (USD/POUNDS)...
All about cash, no matter what....
The fact that both Danny and Ewan are both admitting to the blame and accepting that the other was in the right makes me very suspicious. Either they're both lying and they know that one of them was more of an arsehole than the other or there's perhaps a mixture between the two or it's something else entirely to what they're talking about. I doubt it but I'd like to think it's a mixture between the two, Ewan being a bit of a spoilt brat and feeling jealous of Leo DiCaprio in The Beach, kind of like "well how dare you suddenly get rid of me when I've been the star of every movie you've made and you'd be nothing without me on the front cover!" and Danny being a bit egotistical and thinking "well I'm a big director now and I need to show I can do it without you as my main star, plus it was my direction and my movies that made you a star in the first place so how dare you be upset with me"..it's an interesting conflict but I'm very glad they've seemingly resolved it to make another movie, sadly overdue but if it can be for Trainspotting, undoubtedly one of the best British movies of all time then surely it's worth it..hopefully
What's suspicious about it? That's how arguments usually work- everyone shares some of the blame, and everyone is right in some ways and wrong in others.
Oh please. Friends argue and make up, even after years. Your suspicion says more about you than them.
By the sounds of it, I'd say the fault really lies with Danny Boyle. He made a promise to put Ewan McGregor in a movie, than later went back on his word simply to appease the studio. Not exactly the end of the world! Ewan McGregor could have been a little more understanding, especially since his career didn't really need any boost at the time. But that doesn't change the fact that Boyle broke his word, which is why he seems to be the most contrite and embarrassed here.
@@olivermangham6103 Yeah, it was Boyle's fault for basically screwing McGregor and casting the bigger star and getting the bigger budget to work with. I am sure Boyle regrets what he did given that the film turned out badly anyway.
Having said that, these kinds of things do happen on movies. Roles get recast after actors get cast and promised for a lot of reasons.
Boyle may have thought he was doing the best thing for the film and his career, but he had to have expected it would break up his friendship with McGregor.
If they did not work so closely before, perhaps McGregor would not have taken it so badly.
I think Boyle probably should have just gone with his original plan and stuck with McGregor. It may not have saved the film, but I think it would have been a bit more watchable with McGregor even if the budget was reduced.
But that was 1999 or so and it was a chance to work with the star from Titanic. Boyle basically sold out and seemed to pay for it twice over by losing McGregor as a friend and business partner and on top of that he made what is generally considered to be an awful film. DiCaprio's acting is awkward in many places despite being a very good actor.
@@jasonleetaiwan it actually wasn’t Danny’s decision. It was the studio that cast Leo and Danny couldn’t do anything about it.
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Ewan is awesome but couldn’t see anyone besides Leonardo DiCaprio in that role
I agree. I think his performance and the movie as a whole are completely under-rated
Ewan clear took be left out of the beach very personally!
Couldn't stop looking at the stitch hanging out of Danny's Blazer,the cheapskate must buy his suits from Next
shane lonergan it's a mic
imPriFi haha so it is,my mistake! God forbid I'd ever slam clothing by Philip Green :-)
@@shanelonergan4841 What a knob! lol Also what's the issue if he doesn't care about expensive clothing? An Next ain't even that cheap.
The Beach was fucking awfull, better off not being in it.
McGregor is an appalling actor
Amen. All the other lead actors in Trainspotting on this couch are better than him.
The beach was crap
The beach was bizarre. It was like a fever dream and also one of the only Danny Boyle films I've never felt like revisiting
This just goes to show how massive of an ego Ewan McGregor has. You can still tell he thinks he's Danny Boyle's muse or something and that he's only acting remorseful about the grudge for the camera. For Christ sake Ewan. You played the lead in 3 of his films in a row. That's almost unheard of. In any films. It's not the Ewan McGregor show and it would be weird for Danny to have had Ewan play the lead for 4 films in a row. Even 3 is testing it.
So I feel it was right for Danny to cast Di Caprio in The Beach even if it was more of a studio decision. Also I feel sorry for Danny Boyle in this interview and he's clearly the one with the real maturity the grace. Also the other lead actors in Trainspotting are much better actors than Ewan.
Ewan is more popular just because he became a name due to bigger parts and is clearly an ungrateful narcissistic C word.