Ewan McGregor (“Star Wars” trilogy,
“The Impossible”) stars as the king’s most trusted knight Elmont who is tasked
to bring the princess back from the giant beanstalk, in New Line Cinema's 3D
fantasy, action-adventure “Jack the Giant Slayer.”
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| Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. |
In
the film, an age-old war is reignited when a young farmhand unwittingly opens a
gateway between our world and a fearsome race of giants. Unleashed on the Earth
for the first time in centuries, the long-banished giants strive to reclaim the
land they once lost, forcing the young man, Jack (Nicholas Hoult), into the
battle of his life to stop them. Fighting for a kingdom, its people, and the
love of a brave princess, he comes face to face with the unstoppable warriors
he thought only existed in legend…and gets the chance to become a legend
himself.
The
actor describes Elmont as “the leader of the Guardians, an elite group of
top-tier royal knights, and also the royal family’s personal head of
security—which means he spends much of his time looking after Princess
Isabelle. He takes his responsibilities very seriously, and it’s not an easy
job because she’s always dressing up in peasant clothes and giving him the
slip. She has all kinds of escape routes from the castle that he doesn’t know
about.”
There’s
one female in this story, and a bunch of guys who fall all over themselves to
rescue her, which is a fun thing to watch,” says director Bryan Singer.
The
director envisioned Elmont as “a kind of swashbuckling Errol Flynn character,
who does everything with grace and charm and flair. No matter what’s going on,
he never breaks a sweat.”
Which
is not to say that he does everything well; quite the opposite, sometimes,
which can result in some very interesting situations. But he’d never admit it.
Still, McGregor says, “Jack looks up to Elmont like a kind of big brother and
role model, as do most of the citizens of Cloister. The Guardians are held in
high esteem. They wear armor and look after the kingdom and, I suppose, for a
young man like Jack, their lives seem quite exciting.”
Adds
Nicholas Hoult, “He’s the captain of the football team, the cool guy, the one
you want to be. Plus, he’s very close to the princess, so it’s everything Jack
aspires to.”
The
feeling, at first, is far from reciprocal. When Jack volunteers to join the
search party, his request is met with derision from Elmont and his assembled
brigade. How could a simple farmhand with no training and no experience hope to
hold his own on such a crucial mission? Nevertheless, as producer Patrick
McCormick points out, “Though not noble by birth, Jack can still prove himself
noble by deeds, and what better place to start than by rescuing the princess?”
As
their quest takes them further into the heart of danger with Jack never
shrinking from a challenge, Elmont’s mockery turns to playful ribbing, followed
by genuine respect, and, ultimately, collaboration.
McGregor
can currently be seen starring opposite Naomi Watts in director Juan Antonio
Bayona’s “The Impossible,” a drama based on a true story of one family’s
terrifying account of the 2004 tsunami. He brings to life the emotional journey
of a husband and father vacationing with his family in Thailand when one of the
most devastating catastrophes of our time took thousands of lives.
The
actor most recently starred in the Oscar-winning slice-of-life film “Beginners”
and in Lasse Hallström’s moving romantic comedy “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.”
From
his breakthrough role as the heroin-addicted Mark Renton in Danny Boyle’s
“Trainspotting,” for which he earned a BAFTA Scotland Award nomination, to the
legendary Obi-Wan Kenobi in the “Star Wars” film franchise, to starring as
Christian, opposite Nicole Kidman, in the Oscar®- and BAFTA Award-winning
musical “Moulin Rouge!” that brought him Best Actor honors from the London Film
Critics Circle, McGregor’s career has been highlighted by a continuous string
of bold and daring performances.
A
New Line Cinema presentation, in association with Legendary Pictures, “Jack the Giant Slayer”is showing in the Philippines in IMAX 3D, Digital 3D and regular
theaters and is distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner
Bros. Entertainment Company.
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