A chat with Ewan McGregor about ‘Long Way Down’

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Ewan McGregor is fast becoming the Steve McQueen of the modern generation. A movie star with a passion for motorcycles, McGregor, 37, has (once again) combined the two in a new documentary, ‘Long Way Down.’

15,000 miles. 20 countries. 85 days.

Terrorism training. Monkeys. Sand.

It was all part of an epic journey McGregor took with his pal Charley Boorman from May to August last year. The new film is the follow-up to ‘Long Way Round,’ the motorcycle adventure that had McGregor and Boorman traversing 19,000 miles through 12 countries in 115 days from West to East in 2004 aboard BMW adventure bikes. ‘Long Way Down’ went just ran from North to South, from Scotland to South Africa.

There are big-screen and small-screen versions of McGregor’s and Boorman’s journey. A 10-episode TV series kicks off on the Fox Reality Channel Aug. 2 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. A condensed, two-hour version will also be screened at 430 theaters nationwide on July 31. A list of theaters and show times and tickets are available at the Fathom website.