Pop Goes The News — Actor Ewan McGregor said Saturday he’s excited about the prospect of making Porno — the sequel to his iconic 1996 film Trainspotting.

During an appearance at the Los Cabos International Film Festival in Mexico, the 44-year-old UK star said he hopes the project comes together.

Pop Goes The News — Liam Neeson sat in the scorching Mexican heat Saturday morning wearing a grey suit and sipping hot tea to speak to reporters gathered at the five-star Las Ventanas al Paraíso resort.

Neeson was promoting his new movie Silence, a historical drama directed by Martin Scorsese and co-produced by Mexico’s Gastón Pavlovich, at the Los Cabos International Film Festival.

Pop Goes The News — Atom Egoyan pauses for several seconds when asked about the current crop of Canadian filmmakers making movies that are being seen and talked about around the world.

The 55-year-old writer-director is in a club that includes Jean-Marc Vallée, Denis Villeneuve and newcomer Xavier Dolan.