Comment on Ewan McGregor plays Jesus and the devil in Sundance epic

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Epic is not usually a term associated with films coming out of the Sundance Film Festival, which makes director Rodrigo Garcia's imagined story of Jesus's journey through the desert even more striking. Shot by "Gravity" and "Birdman" cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki in southern California's Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and aided by precise and all-encompassing Dolby Atmos sound mix, "Last Days in the Desert" looks, feels and sounds big. In some ways it is a kitchen sink drama, even if one of the dads is God. After hours of exhaustive online searches, he stumbled across the almost alien landscapes of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and knew he had it. Garcia knew that McGregor had the right combination intelligence, compassion and empathy to portray Jesus and the devil.