“On The Air” column-”Star Trekkings”

…USA Network’s Eco-Challenge will feature two celebrity teams when this year’s race kicks off in Fiji on Oct. 11 (it will air next April). Star Wars: Episode II–Attack of the Clones‘ Hayden Christensen is teaming up with two siblings and a friend, while the first Survivor’s Jenna Lewis, Survivor: Africa’s Ethan Zohn, and Road Rules alumni Adam Larson and Timmy Beggy will make up another squad.

But if you’re thinking they’ll get special treatment during the grueling race–which involves rappelling, mountain biking, and mountaineering–think again: Eco-Challenge and Survivor executive producer Mark Burnett says, “At the beginning, I’ll get it over with and announce, ‘Yeah, that’s Hayden Christensen, he still bleeds and cries. And no one asked Ethan to do this. Don’t punish these people because one happened to do a movie, and the others did TV shows.’” So does this mean Burnett is prepping for a real celebrity Survivor? Don’t bet your immunity idol. “It’s an A-list show,” he says. “You can’t do it with B-list celebs. I’d rather not do it at all than do some silly publicity stunt.” Right, leave that to Fear Factor.

This entry was posted on Thursday, September 26th, 2002 at 12:40 pm .