May 07, 2013 11:26 AM EST

Ewan McGregor Turns Villain in Jane Got a Gun

Ewan McGregor has been cast in the upcoming western "Jane Got a Gun".

McGregor will be playing the villain alongside Natalie Portman, who has the title role. The story follows a woman who needs help in saving her outlaw husband from a gang sent out to kill him. She enlists the help of a former lover, played by Noah Emmerich.

McGregor will be playing the leader of the gang, a role in which both Jude Law and Bradley Cooper dropped out of.

Filming is currently in progress.