Ewan McGregor: 'Islands on the Edge' launch, and car commercial debut

From Variety:

Wildlife docu to be launched at MipTV

Scottish thesp Ewan McGregor, who features in Bryan Singer’s latest pic Jack the Giant Slayer, provides the voiceover for a wildlife docu filmed in the Hebrides islands off the Scottish coast, which will be launched at Cannes television mart MipTV.
The four-parter, with the working title Islands on the Edge, is distributed by ITV Studios and is produced by U.K. shingle Maramedia.
The series uses state-of-the-art camera technology and was made by a team of filmmakers whose credits include the BBC’s “Frozen Planet” and “Yellowstone,” both strong sellers at international markets. The latter, narrated by Peter Firth, aired in the U.S. as a two-hour special on Animal Planet.
The Hebrides are a collection of small islands off the west coast of Scotland populated by red deer, otters, gannets and eagles. In the nearby Atlantic, dolphins, basking sharks and seals can be seen.
In common with “Yellowstone,” “Islands on the Edge” was filmed over the course of a year.
“Islands on the Edge” is a Maramedia production for BBC Scotland and is due to bow this spring in the U.K.

MipTV runs April 8-11.

Source (including photo): Variety


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