Working for financial gain is so pass�. Do it for the craft is the message Ewan McGregor is promoting as he gears up for his latest theatre role pocketing only a measly �400 a week.

Playing villain Iago in Shakespeare�s Othello, the Trainspotting star will be treading the boards for Donmar Warehouse artistic director Michael Grandage. Both actor and director have worked together before on musical �Guys And Dolls�, but we bet it was more than Equity minimum wage of �400.

George Lucas must be kicking himself now for giving him a multi-million pound role in Star Wars.