Ewan McGregor appeared in both Moulin Rouge! and Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, but even he couldn't prevent what happened.
It was that fabulous." Entertainment Weekly (via Empire) reports that McGregor was "angry recalling the wrecking balls that demolished the Moulin Rouge! set," telling the magazine: The troubles with "Moulin Rouge!" began with the death of Luhrmann's father on the first day of shooting; production had to be pushed back a week to give the director a chance to grieve.