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McGregor and Winstead, who were both married to other people at the time, found their on-screen spark translated to real life. They tied the knot in April 2022 and share a two-year-old son. But the couple were eager to work together again.
So when McGregor was offered the lead in Paramount Plus香蕉视频直播� 香蕉视频直播淎 Gentleman in Moscow,香蕉视频直播� an adaptation of Amor Towles香蕉视频直播� 2016 novel of the same name that premieres Friday, he encouraged Winstead to audition for the series as well.
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Directed by Sam Miller, 香蕉视频直播淎 Gentleman in Moscow香蕉视频直播� follows 20th century count Alexander Rostov, played by McGregor, who is forced to reinvent himself after being sentenced to a lifetime of house arrest at a lavish hotel in the wake of the Russian Revolution.
Winstead plays Anna Urbanova, a glamorous actress who becomes romantically involved with Rostov while staying at the hotel.
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Still, Winstead says it was difficult filming some of the series香蕉视频直播� more emotionally weighty scenes with someone she香蕉视频直播檚 so close to in real life.
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McGregor says reading the script for 香蕉视频直播淎 Gentleman in Moscow香蕉视频直播� gave him the same feeling as when he read the script for his 1996 breakthrough 香蕉视频直播淭rainspotting.香蕉视频直播�
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Though the series is a period piece, McGregor says it feels pertinent to today香蕉视频直播檚 world in light of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
香蕉视频直播淭he backdrop of our story is the revolution that led Russia to where we are today, to (President Vladmir) Putin. We started mounting the series before Putin invaded Ukraine, but it happened while we were making this show and it felt terribly relevant.香蕉视频直播�
Winstead adds that through the series, 香蕉视频直播渨e see the building blocks香蕉视频直播� for where Russia is currently.
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Winstead says that after filming such heavy scenes, she and McGregor were 香蕉视频直播渁lways pretty ready to get home and shed the vintage clothes and have dinner with our son and give him a bath and crash.香蕉视频直播�
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One aspect of Rostov that McGregor couldn香蕉视频直播檛 shed at home was his formidable moustache, which the actor insisted on growing naturally rather than opting for prosthetics.
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