For his part, Ewan McGregor vividly remembered the incident, recalling how Clara’s teacher emailed him asking for his permission to show the film in class. The “Star Wars” actor quickly noted how he approved because he didn’t want to be the sole reason students couldn’t watch a movie he greatly respected. “I went, ‘Look, I wouldn’t want to be the reason you don’t show that to your kids because it’s a beautiful movie,” he explained. “But I said, ‘You have to guarantee that the kids are mature enough not to make fun of Clara or make her feel bad about it,’ and they didn’t.”
While both McGregors had greenlit the movie’s showing, Clara revealed that it wasn’t the easiest thing for her to watch. And when it came to her classmates, she said, “I think they also probably felt a little uncomfortable.” Still, to see the duo joking around about these memories on live television with Jimmy Kimmel suggests the moment has become nothing more than a piece of funny family banter.
