Ive seen a lot of people drown in their money., Pushed on why a successful actor in his prime wouldnt want to be a huge movie star, he says, Ill give you an anecdotal answer. In this capacity, he gets to perform the time-honoured All the Presidents Men routine of storming into his editors office, tossing a newspaper on the desk and demanding to know where the hell his story is. He shifts uneasily when I ask whether he was surprised by the revelations about Harvey Weinstein. While that's just undera million dollars less than what he originally wanted ($4.25 million), it's still not bad. I was still ambitious, certainly artistically, and I had a lot of great offers from a lot of terrific directors, and I pursued them, but a lot of those fell apart or just didnt quite work out.. People wanted to create a brand around me that was going to be accessible and well-liked, but I didnt respond to the idea of playing the same character over and over, so I branched out. Theres an open line of communication now for anyone who feels theyre being harassed. On The Virgin Suicides, it wasnt enough to play what the director Sofia Coppola had written; he also raked over his character, a dreamy high-school stud, with Jeffrey Eugenides, who wrote the original novel. I put those concerns ahead of chasing a Hollywood dream. Mr Hartnetts fee for all three movies, according to industry gossip, would have been $100m. Hartnett admits that he and his agents even parted ways after passing on such projects. Its going to be much easier if you just socialise with people who are in the industry, because theyre gonna hire you for the next job. Now, things are a bit tougher and not every audition goes his way. He is careful to acknowledge his good fortune, but raising three children under five, one of them a baby, during the plague year of 2020was no walk in the park. I didnt want to be that person, he insists. "Spider-Man was something we talked about. Actor Josh Hartnett, who rose to prominence in the late 1990s, recently revealed why he turned his back on Hollywood during the peak of his career. "I think it's really interesting that we live in this world where every show can have its own rhythm and create its own destiny," Showtime president David Nevins told The Hollywood Reporter. Its a little bit heartbreaking to see all that time has passed, he says. I was maybe 22, but I saw the danger.". And theres less of the so-called locker-room humour that people used to hide behind., Was he ever harassed as a young actor? The scene can eat you up. Hartnett does his homework. He told NME: Although I dont think its going to sound 80s, Im trying to channel that energy and dance floor transcendence., Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool are still capable of gatecrashing top four, Rishi Sunak praises Northern Ireland's 'unbelievably special' access to EU, 'Its high time we introduced compulsory driver training every five years'. The shameless seem to be finding it easy to make a comeback. I was 165lb wet. Josh, now married to St Trinian's star Tamsin Egerton, is happy to be living a quieter life as a 42-year-old dad-of- three. Our goals werent the same.. He explains why he had to leave Hollywood and what he knew about Harvey Weinstein, Josh Hartnett is sitting at home in Surrey, thinking about the time he was asked to play Superman. In 2007, he took time out from filming to support the green lifestyle campaign of Global Cool. Josh, now married to St Trinians star Tamsin Egerton, is happy to be living a quieter life as a 42-year-old dad-of- three. Are there projects he is particularly proud of? I wish I would have started it earlier. They had an idea of what they thought they could sell with me in it, or what the persona is that people wanted to see from me. Founded December 26, 1998 "I was maybe 22, but I saw the danger." His latest indie is Target Number One, an involving 'based on true events' thriller about a petty drug dealer who is framed by police and sentenced to 100 years in a Thai prison. I didnt really take any major hiatuses that were planned, I just had kids.. Would love to see him show up in a massively recognised ip. "I had this idea that because he lives in this world where he can't touch anything without it. While speaking with the Huffington Post, Hartnettadmitted being a part of the Hollywood machine made him forget whathe lovedabout filmmaking. Directors are coming to me to play characters as opposed to versions of a hero I played in a movie once., He is nothing if not conscientious. Maybe this was negligent on my part, but half an hour into our conversation I still hadnt so much as mentioned the kiss-curled Kryptonian. "I didn't have those agents for much longer after that, he said. Im still able to do good work and, as Ive got older, the characters have become more interesting.. Its not bad. (Photo . Hartnett also shunned the idea that he's a ladies man in any way. Fans of Josh Hartnett are eagerly waiting to see the actor in The Fear Index. Official Account on twitter of Josh Hartnett, Model and Actor of Hollywood Pearl Harbor (2001) had brought him together on screen with Mr Ben Affleck, who went on to take his own superhero franchise. Following his acting stint in TVs Its A Sin, his band Years & Years are going back to their dancing roots with an album of floor-fillers. Continuing on, the actor revealed that he is afraid of sharks and needles, adding "something that we have to fear these days is the powerful having too much power". 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. Be the first one to comment on this story. It was actually an interesting look at the nature of fame. I was a child. They genuinely thought Id been thrust on them. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart . Published: 18:07 EST, 12 . Josh Hartnett was born to Wendy Anne Kronstedt and Daniel Thomas Hartnett in 1978. It got to the point where none of us were able to work together.". Its actually more rewarding. I'm still finding my way through all that. Actor Josh Hartnett, who rose to prominence in the late 1990s, recently revealed why he turned his back on Hollywood during the peak of his career. ", Hartnett was chosen as one of Teen People magazine's "21 Hottest Stars Under 21" in 1999, Teen People's "25 Hottest Stars under 25", and one of People magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People", both in 2002. The implication being that its not possible to live in that way and maintain a position on the A-list. Absolute Josh Hartnett. Actor Josh Hartnett and long-time girlfriend Tamsin Egerton are a married couple as the pair secretly got hitched in 2021. Why would I turn down the role ofSuperman?. So many boys used to break up with me because they used to tell each other, Dont get with her, she wont even kiss you or anything, shell only hold your hand., Perrie, 27, now dating footballer Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain said: I was like 15 and Id never kissed anybody before. She told Apple Music 1 her first smooch was with a boy called Connor, adding: I remember it being so magical.. I didnt trust anyone.. When I see a role now, Ive got to fight for it. Otherwise there's nothing. I tried to find smaller films I could be part of and, in the process, I burned my bridges at the studios because I wasnt participating. A quick browse of Hartnett'sIMDb page shows head-scratching titles like I Come with the Rain (2009); Stuck Between Stations (2011); and Parts Per Billion (2014). There's no time for navel-gazing anymore. He plays a real-life petty drug dealer who was sentenced to life in a Thai jail after being set up by Canadian police. I decided it wasn't for me. and She's Missing. I know that if I make one or two more films in the system, Ill be able to go off and do these smaller films and possibly give them the release they deserve.". The Minnesota native said his departure affected the kinds of roles he was able to take on. Hollywood is a small world. I was asked to work out, too. J osh Hartnett is sitting at home in Surrey, thinking about the time he was asked to play Superman. Also last summer he took a call from Mr Guy Ritchie, who was shooting his latest crime caper, based on the 2004 French film Cash Truck, with Mr Jason Statham. I gotta make money.'". I had this idea that because he lives in this world where he cant touch anything without it flying across the room, he has become almost afraid of himself and his own power. Josh Hartnett and his pregnant girlfriend, Tamsin Egerton, were photographed moving into their new home in North London on Wednesday. Now 42, he has acquired the squinting, quizzical handsomeness of Richard Gere. April 30, 2014 — -- Josh Hartnett is 35 now and mostly acts in indie films, but he was a hot commodity back in the early 2000s, and almost every big picture wanted him in the lead. Hartnett isn't just banking on his real estate acumen;in a discussion withTimehe said he's going to take on some big roles so he can continue to work on smaller pictures. And now with her, I'm like, 'I just got to work. The Little Mix siren confessed: I used to get called virgin lips. That was always my goal. Its a theme he returns to throughout the interview, the decision, as he sees it, to prioritise relationships with friends and family over those with industry powerbrokers. There are all sorts of rumours about guys like that which permeate the business and you think, Thats awful. The casting couch was a thing people joked about when I was first in the industry, so it was an open secret that this business is a little bit fucked up., When he was offered Pearl Harbor, his instinct was to turn it down. What they did a few times was to jump on other projects I was working on already and become co-producers. These included O a modern-day Othello with Hartnett impressively coiled as the Iago figure, and the comic thriller Lucky Number Slevin, in which he seemed to be poking fun at his own image by spending the first half-hour scampering around in nothing but a towel. I said no because I was tired and wanted to spend more time with my friends and family. [10], Among his 2007 roles were Resurrecting the Champ and the graphic novel-based 30 Days of Night, in which he played a small-town sheriff. They not only hired their Batman for it, they also hired my girlfriend [Scarlett Johansson] at the time. But was that the best thing for Hartnett? I couldn't really go anywhere. [21] In July 2022, he joined sixth season of Black Mirror. There was a time I was considered quite a commodity in the business and I wanted my character to chew gum in a scene. My interest in going to meet him was not to have flowers laid at my feet. So he didnt take along a signed Pearl Harbor poster? And his own ambitions to write and produce. But I guess I was surprised at the extent of his creepiness. Hes concerned, too, about what comes next. And Superman was a risk. He first auditioned for the role of Huckleberry Finn in a stage production of Tom Sawyer. And I had never really thought of it as a career up until that point. Yes, there was a lot of money involved but I didnt think that was the be-all and end-all. However, the opportunities are much less compared to his early days. He is set to star in the upcoming TV series The Fear Index and is currently appearing in the Paramount Plus Series, Paradise Lost. He was going to play trumpet player Chet Baker in the film The Prince of Cool, but did not agree with the producer's ideas and left the project. I was up there for a couple of years, and it was uncomfortable. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Those people make me who I am. College had lasted all of six months. "I think it can be an unhealthy environment,"Hartnettsaid of Los Angeles. You didnt! Mr Hartnett confirms, on a video call last December. That was always my goal, said Josh, who revealed only this week that the couple have a third child, thought to have been born in 2019. During an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Josh Hartnett said: Josh Hartnett produced the music video for Kid Cudi's Pursuit of Happiness in 2009. I was a really skinny kid., As well as his own misgivings about the project, there was the heightened press attention, including a splashy Vanity Fair interview with him from the set of Ridley Scotts Black Hawk Down. I was alone," he said. People dont like being told no. Because every interviewer asks me about it. He and his wife, the British actor Tamsin Egerton, moved to Surrey with their two young children to be closer to her parents, he explains. He made his 25 million dollar fortune with Blow Dry, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Mozart and the Whale. I was told at the time that nobody ever uses them, but then I guess I became popular and they decided to, um, exercise that right. [28], Regarding fame, Hartnett has said, "I know what it's like to be in that whole world. Josh Hartnett and wife Tamsin Egerton attend a dinner to celebrate The Prince's Trust, hosted by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace on March 12, 2019 in London, England. 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