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"Ewan McGregor has revealed that he has abandoned a film project set to serve as his directorial debut.  The Haywire actor had been researching a 1968 yacht race with the intention of adapting the story for the big screen, but recently discovered that a movie based on the event is already in production.  McGregor told Nylon Guys that he wanted to work on the film with his wife of 16 years Eve Mavrakis, a production designer.  &amp;quot;My wife was going to design it, I wasn&amp;#039;t going to be in it,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;And then I found out someone else is doing it. I was gutted.&amp;quot; Despite his setback, McGregor insisted that he still hopes to make the transition from acting to directing in the near future.  &amp;quot;I think it would be so fascinating and satisfying,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;But I don&amp;#039;t pretend... I would be starting right at the bottom.&amp;quot; McGregor said in July that he &amp;quot;instantly&amp;quot; fell in love with Mavrakis when they met in 1994.  It was recently announced that McGregor&amp;#039;s latest film Salmon Fishing in the Yemen will open the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.  Watch the trailer for Salmon Fishing in the Yemen below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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