Ewan McGregor has reached out to end his long rift with director Danny Boyle - nearly a decade after the Oscar winner dropped him from a movie.
The pair formed a close friendship after collaborating on 1996 movie Trainspotting, and Boyle promised McGregor the lead role in 2000 blockbuster The Beach. But studio bosses pressured him to cast a more famous name and the role went to Leonardo DiCaprio instead.
Speaking back in 2005, McGregor accused Boyle of "betraying" him, telling Playboy magazine, "Boyle and his people didn't treat me very well.
"It wasn't just about The Beach - it was that they were dishonest with me about it. It cost us our friendship. I had the rug pulled out from under our feet... It was a betrayal."
Four years on, the Scottish star is ready to reach out following Boyle's success at the 2009 Academy Awards with Slumdog Millionaire.
He tells Moviefone.com, "I haven't spoken to Danny for years, I'm afraid. But I thought (Slumdog's Oscar success) was very well deserved; I liked Slumdog very much. I thought it was an excellent film, and it was nice to see him getting all those accolades. It was great."
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