SUBMITTED BY Kit-Kat

August 16, 2006 —

Production Weekly reports " Ewan McGregor is set to star opposite Hugh Jackman in Swiss director Marcel Langenegger's 'The Tourist'. In the script by Mark Bomback (Constantine), Patrick Marber (Closer) and Jason Keller, Mcgregor portrays Johnathan, an accountant disconnected from life who is reinvigorated by his new friend Wyatt (Jackman) a powerful and charismatic lawyer who introduces Jonathan to a mysterious sex club known as 'The List'. Shortly after meeting the woman of his dreams, Jonathan becomes suspect in the woman's disappearance and possible murder as well as a 20 million dollar theft.

Production is scheduled to begin October 9th in New York City.