Emile Hirsch was on his way to becoming a leading man after starring in Into the Wild and Speed Racer. But now he’s taking a small but pivotal role as a Vietnam vet trying to adjust to returning home in Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock.

Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf uncovered the reason why Hirsch wasn’t worried about how much time you see him on-screen.

And Hirsch will be back in the spotlight this fall when he begins filming on a modern-day version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

“As soon as I heard Ang Lee was interested in me, I knew I was going to do the film even before I got the script. I’ve been a fan of Ang ever since Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which I absolutely adored. And course Brokeback Mountain just blew me away….”

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Filed under: Parade by admin | 08.27.2009
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