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| | Guardian Unlimited Film | News | McGregor and Carlyle set for Mary, Queen of Scots biopic |
 | | Although nobody has yet been signed up to play Queen Mary, ananova reports today that McGregor and Carlyle will play suitors to the young Scottish queen, imprisoned for much of her life by her arch rival, Queen Elizabeth I of England. |
 | | McGregor, whose film career has failed to hit the highs after 1996's Trainspotting, despite his performance in The Phantom Menace, will be seen next in Baz Luhrmann's musical/drama Moulin Rouge, alongside Nicole Kidman. |
 | | Carlyle, who last appeared in the British football film, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, will be on cinema screens soon in To End All Wars, the story of four prisoners of war forced to build a railroad through the Burmese jungle. |
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