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Ewan McGregor said to be on board to star in a film version of Philip Roth's 'American Pastoral'

'Salt' director Phillip Noyce is reported to be signed on to direct the film.

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Ewan McGregor will reportedly star in a movie version of Philip Roth's book 'American Pastoral.'
  • By Molly Driscoll Staff Writer

Actor Ewan McGregor has reportedly signed on to star in a movie adaptation of Philip Roth鈥檚 novel 鈥�American Pastoral.鈥澛�

According to , 鈥�August: Osage County鈥� actor McGregor will star as Seymour Levov, also known as 鈥淪wede,鈥� whose family is affected by the Vietnam War and the political situatiuon in the 1960s.

According to the the movie will be directed by Phillip Noyce,聽, who helmed the 2010 movie 鈥淪alt鈥� and the 2002 film 鈥淭he Quiet American,鈥� among others. Screenwriter John Romano, of the 2011 movie 鈥淭he Lincoln Lawyer,鈥� is reportedly on board as well.

鈥淧hillip Noyce is an exceptionally talented filmmaker and we鈥檙e excited to see him bring Philip Roth鈥檚 great American classic to the big screen,鈥� one of the film鈥檚 producers, Tom Rosenberg, said in a statement, according to Variety.聽鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to be working with Ewan McGregor and have long believed he is the perfect actor to take on the powerful and complex character of the Swede.鈥澛�

鈥淧astoral鈥� was first released in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize.

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