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His next major project is a film which he has written and will direct. "The Great Pretender" will star Ewan McGregor playing no fewer than 4 roles. McGregor will play a Hollywood star from the 1930s as well as his stand-in and two of the characters from the movie the star is acting in. He recently told Variety,
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I have wanted to work with Peter forever, and this project could not be a better film to do together. He has written a compelling, complex, original, sweet, funny and eccentric movie, and for me the challenge of playing several roles in it is most exciting. |  |
Recent television credits include Judge John Deed, Sea Of Souls, Peep Show, Foyle's War, and The Vicar Of Dibley. Peter won his Best Short Film Oscar for "Franz Kafka's It's A Wonderful Life", and also won a Bafta for "Soft Top Hard Shoulder".
Speaking to AICR's Donor Development Manager, Geraldine Long, Peter said,
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There can't be many people who have not been touched by cancer. For myself I have lost a number of relatives and friends, so many when I count it up, and have seen first hand the effects the illness has on them and their loved ones. Obviously the older I've become the more casualties I've seen the disease take in the generations ahead of me but I've also watched it creep into the lives of my peers and sadly have seen it at work in those much younger than myself. It is an indiscriminate and formidable force that needs to be fought with the greatest commitment and rescource. AICR is at the forefront of this fight, and needs whatever help we can give it. |
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