Ewan McGregor cast as Julia Roberts husband in 'August: Osage County'

Ewan McGregor has joined the cast of August: Osage County, starring Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep.

McGregor will play Roberts's estranged husband Bill Fordham in the new black comedy, based on the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play of the same name by Tracy Letts, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

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August: Osage County tells of the relationship between a pill-popping mother (Streep) and her family, including her daughter Barbara (Roberts).

McGregor's character left Barbara for one of his students at a college he teaches.

John Wells is directing from a script also penned by Letts, which is produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov.

August: Osage County also stars Abigail Breslin, Dermot Mulroney and Juliette Lewis. Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch is said to be in talks to join the movie too.

Watch the trailer for Ewan McGregor's The Impossible below:


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