10:25AM Molly Friedman | Radar
reports that our favourite box office trailblazer, Josh Hartnett, has finally given up hope of
nailing zingers on 30 Rock or appearing in a mildly successful movie and moved on to simpler pursuits: the London theatre. In a role that will certainly pay homage to Tom Cruise’s former career as an actor, Hartnett will appear as Rain Man’s Charlie Babbit opposite a less-heartthrobby Brit filling Dustin Hoffman’s pigeon-toed shoes. Most interesting of all? Hartnett manages to say, “It has always been my intent to work on the London stage,” without laughing. But the bigger question remains (
ahem, Katie Holmes): why do movie stars assume tackling the theatre will be a breezy little side-job guaranteed to build acting cred? The track records of Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, and David Schwimmer beg to differ, after the jump.
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