Emile Hirsch is set to star in a new modern-day adaptation of Hamlet
The 24-year-old actor will be re-teaming with his Lords of Dogtown director Catherine Hardwicke, who most recently helmed the smash hit Twilight.
Producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen credit Emile with coming up with the idea for the modernized version of the Shakespeare classic.
Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) will adapt the story for its new setting in contemporary America.
Emile Hirsch and Brianna Domont are joined by director Ang Lee at the Inglourious Basterds premiere held at the Palais Des Festivals during the 2009 Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday (May 20) in Cannes, France.
The 24-year-old actor attended the screening of his own movie, Taking Woodstock, this past weekend at the Cannes Film Festival.
Emile was one of the guests of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, who dined at Michelangelo in Cap D’Antibes on Tuesday. Also, director Quentin Tarantino, Diane Kruger and boyfriend Joshua Jackson, and Daniel Bruhl were among those at the dinner.
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Emile Hirsch holds hands with his girlfriend Brianna Domont at the screening Taking Woodstock at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival on Saturday (May 16) in Cannes, France.
“I was yearning to do a comedy-slash-drama again without cynicism,” director Ang Lee said. “It took me a long way to get there. I thought after 13 years, I sort of earned the right to do it, just be relaxed, be happy and at peace with myself and everybody else.”
According to the AP, Lee even ran a hippie camp to teach the extras the right way to behave and carry themselves!
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The very-casually dressed Emile Hirsch wears a simple t-shirt and jeans for the Taking Woodstock photocall held at the Palais Des Festivals during the 2009 Cannes Film Festival on Saturday (May 16) in Cannes, France.
In fact, Emile, 24, wore the same jeans and New Balance “Vintage 420 Collection” sneakers he wore during his 10-hour flight from Los Angeles to Cannes!
Also pictured: Producer/Writer James Schamus, actors Demetri Martin and Imelda Staunton, executive producer Celia D. Costas and director Ang Lee (Hulk, Brokeback Mountain).
Emile and Demetri went skateboarding together on Thursday morning.
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Emile Hirsch goes for a skateboard ride with comedian pal Demetri Martin in Los Angeles on Thursday morning (May 14).
The 24-year-old actor is headed to the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where his latest film Taking Woodstock will premiere. The comedy-drama is about the Woodstock Festival of 1969. It is directed by Ang Lee and based on the autobiography Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte. Emile plays Billy, a recently returned Vietnam vet.
Milk star Emile Hirsch leaves a late lunch date on Saturday afternoon (April 11) in Bel Air, Calif.
On Thursday, the 23-year-old actor and his girlfriend, student Brianna Domont, were seen getting a car wash. Check out Emile’s bright pink sneaker laces!
Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden recently called out to Emile to help raise awareness about the plight of child soldiers in war-torn African nations. Watch the video below!
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Emile Hirsch arrives at the 2009 Oscars held at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday evening (February 22).
The 23-year-old Speed Racer star is attending the awards ceremony for his film, Milk, nominated for Best Picture. Co-star Sean Penn is nominated for Best Actor.
Hugh Jackman is hosting the 2009 Oscars. Performers for the night also include: Anne Hathaway, Beyoncé, Zac Efron & Vanessa Hudgens and Amanda Seyfried & Dominic Cooper.
Emile Hirsch and his girlfriend Brianna Domont hit the Boss Black fashion show during the ‘Mercedes Benz Fashion Week’ A/W 2009 at Botanischer Garten on Wednesday (January 28) in Berlin, Germany.
The 23-year-old actor can be seen in an upcoming movie called Taking Woodstock.
The film, based upon the book of the same name, follows the true life story of a closeted gay man hiding his orientation from his family, through the Stonewall Riots in New York City, which is seen by many as having started the modern Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender movement.
Taking Woodstock is scheduled to be released on August 14, 2009.
