Josh Hartnett News

March 11, 2009
Who Does Branagh Want for Thor's Villain?
We've already heard the rumor that Alexander Skarsgård is Kenneth Branagh's first choice for the lead in "Thor" -- and now, courtesy of IESB's sources, comes word that he has someone in mind for Loki, too. More...

May 9, 2008
Ron Perlman Is Bunraku's Bad Guy
Ron Perlman has signed on to play the villain in Guy Moshe's Bunraku, joining a cast that already includes Woody Harrelson, Demi Moore, Josh Hartnett, Kevin McKidd, Shun Sugata, and Gackt. More...

May 7, 2008
Mendes, Hartnett, Kingsley Declare Allegiance to Queen
Eva Mendes, Josh Hartnett, and Ben Kingsley have boarded Jonathan Jakubowicz's adaptation of Arturo Perez-Reverte's Queen of the South. More...

November 9, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Writers On Strike; Indy 4 Official Site; Hasbro Message To G.I. Joe Fans
In this week's Ketchup, screenwriters everywhere drop the pen and march for the cause, a new official site for Indy 4 is unveiled, and Hasbro addresses some G.I. Joe rumors. More...

November 1, 2007
Interview: Josh Hartnett talks 30 Days of Night
With 30 Days of Night, out now in cinemas, Josh Hartnett marks horror book-ends to his career, nine years of experience transforming him from a vulnerable son in Halloween: H20 to a bona-fide protector in 30 Days. Rotten Tomatoes caught up with Hartnett to find out more about his career, and his time on the vampire flick. More...

October 18, 2007
Critical Consensus: Night Doesn't Shine, Rendition Unextraordinary, Gone Baby Gone is Certified Fresh
This week at the movies we have Alaskan vamps, imprisoned citizens, private eyes, grieving adults, biblical figures, athletes, and teen detectives of the supernatural. What do the critics have to say? More...

August 23, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: War Leads Army of New Releases
Action stars Jet Li and Jason Statham face off this weekend in the new crime thriller War which leads a flood of new releases pouring into North American multiplexes trying to catch the final dollars of the summer movie season. More...

July 30, 2007
30 Days of Night Bares its Fangs at Comic-Con
Sam Raimi was on hand at the Screen Gems panel, presenting two clips of the upcoming graphic novel adaptation, 30 Days of Night. The flick stars Josh Hartnett as a sheriff leading a band of survivors after vampires descend upon their isolated, wintry town. The first clip was the standard trailer everyone's seen at this point, the second was a new Comic-Con exclusive clip. More...

July 30, 2007
Johnny Depp to Take Another Crack at Hunter S. Thompson
It's been a long time coming, but it looks like Johnny Depp will finally get his wish to turn Hunter S. Thompson's "The Rum Diary" into a movie. And of course he'll be playing the legendary author. (Again.) More...

July 19, 2007
Kate Beckinsale to Topline Lurie's Valerie Plame Pic
Film critic turned film maker Rod Lurie will write and direct "Nothing But the Truth" for the Yari Film Group. Semi-based on actual events, it'll be about a newspaper report who "outs" a CIA agent and refuses to divulge her sources. More...

June 8, 2007
Trailer Premiere: "30 Days of Night"
Josh Hartnett has found his way into another movie adaptation of a graphic novel, and we have the trailer premiere right here on Rotten Tomatoes. "30 Days of Night" tells the story of vampires laying siege to an Alaskan town during 30 days of darkness. More...

May 4, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Dunst Forgives Self For Bad Acting, Downey Reflects On "Iron Man," New "Magneto" Director, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, Kirsten Dunst talks about the woes of blue-screen theatrics, Robert Downey Jr. discusses his "Iron Man" pedigree, and the new "Magneto" director comes with plenty of superhero experience. More...

March 1, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: "Wild Hogs" Aims to Run Over "Ghost Rider"
One super hero on a motorcycle looks to get replaced by four middle-aged bikers at the number one spot at the North American box office this weekend. More...

January 30, 2007
Sundance Reviews: Short and Sweet, A Review Roundup
We know some of you hate reading those cumbersome long reviews, so here's a gaggle of Sundance screening write-ups in three sentences or less. See if you can look forward to "Resurrecting the Champ," "Angel-A," "King of California," "Smiley Face," and more! More...

September 18, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Gridiron Gang #1, but Box Office Still Fumbles
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock suffered the worst opening of his career with the football drama Gridiron Gang, but thanks to weak competition, it was still enough to capture the number one position at the North American box office. More...

September 14, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Black Dahlia" Wilts; "Gridiron Gang" Fumbles; "Last Kiss" Just Like the First; "Everyone's Hero" Not
This week at the movies, we have De Palma's latest thriller ("The Black Dahlia"), Zach Braff whining about growing up ("The Last Kiss"), The Rock teaching young criminals about the reformative nature of football ("Gridiron Gang"), and the late Christopher Reeve's brainchild ("Everyone's Hero"). What do the critics have to say? More...

September 14, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Rock's "Gang" Aims to Score Big
Following the worst box office weekend in three years, Hollywood has nowhere to go but up. It hopes. More...

July 28, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Hartnett, Scarlett & Swank in De Palma's "Black Dahlia"
Master of suspense / veteran storyteller / admirer of Hitchcock / Brian De Palma has a new film on the horizon, his first since 2002's "Femme Fatale," and it looks to be a pretty good one. Starring Josh Hartnett, Scarlett Johansson, and Hilary Swank, "The Black Dahlia" is an old-school Hollywood murder-mystery based on the novel by James Ellroy. And there's a trailer. More...

April 7, 2006
Josh Hartnett Takes the Wheel with "Slevin," "Dahlia"
Josh Hartnett is still in his twenties, but he's already taken a sabbatical from the Hollywood rat race; now he's come back refocused, with the neo-noir comedy "Lucky Number Slevin," and a batch of promising projects on his slate. RT's Jen Yamato speaks with Hartnett about "Slevin," "The Black Dahlia," his career, and more. More...

April 6, 2006
Critical Consensus: Take Or Leave This "Lead,: An Odd "Number," "Benchwarmers"
This week at the movies, we explore the joys of dance ("Take the Lead"), mistaken identity ("Lucky Number Slevin"), our national pastime ("The Benchwarmers"), and the search for love ("Phat Girlz"). What do the critics say? More...

June 13, 2005
Weinsteins Snatch Up Bruce Willis' "Lucky Number"
Despite the fact that Bob & Harvey Weinstein still don't even have a name for their new movie company, that certainly hasn't prevented the boys from doing some business. Their most recent acquisition is "Lucky Number Slevin," a crime thriller that stars Bruce Willis ("Die Hard"), Josh Hartnett ("Pearl Harbor"), Lucy Liu ("Charlie's Angels"), Morgan Freeman ("Batman Begins"), and Ben Kingsley ("Suspect Zero"). More...