The travel-memoir, to be written by the two actors and best friends, will be a first person account detailing the events of their upcoming 2004 transcontinental motorcycle ride. Currently training in the UK for this event, McGregor and Boorman will begin their journey hitting the road in late April. Starting in London, the duo plan to arrive at their final destination of New York City, by the end of July. The manuscript will be submitted in chapters and pictures, from the road beginning in May. Little, Brown UK will publish in tandem with a television series, details to come. A version of the series will air in conjunction with the Atria Books publication in the US, set for October.
McGregor, known best for his movie roles in "Moulin Rouge" and the "Star Wars" series, stars in the current feature "Big Fish," for which he has just been nominated for a Golden Globe Award as best actor by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Boorman, the son of famed director John Boorman, is also a movie veteran with a multitude of screen credits including "Deliverance," "Excalibur," "The Serpent's Kiss," "The Bunker," and many more.
"LONG WAY 'ROUND" will show the famous actors in a way the world has never seen them before, following their adventures and left to their own devices, in a quest for fulfillment of a personal dream for both men. Their journey is destined to be one of the greatest travel accounts on record as they embark on a journey in which they will traverse over 20,000 miles in circumnavigation over the longest continuous landmass on earth.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Interview with Ewan McGregor About "Big Fish"
Ewan McGregor Movie News, Photos and Reviews
