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"HBO have passed on the new Ewan McGregor pilot The Corrections.  Variety reports that the cable network has chosen not to pick up the series, starring McGregor and based on a novel by Jonathan Franzen.  The bestselling novel tells the story of a troubled Midwestern family over a span of several decades, from the mid-20th century to Christmas in the new millennium.  Shot in February, the pilot was directed and adapted by Noah Baumbach, known for his work on the Ben Stiller movie Greenberg. It featured a cast including Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans, Chris Cooper, Greta Gerwig and Dianne West.  McGregor recently starred opposite Emily Blunt in Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.  He will next be seen in the drama The Impossible with Naomi Watts.  Watch Ewan McGregor in a trailer for The Impossible below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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