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is looking back on the troubling circumstances that prompted him to retreat from the spotlight at a time when he seemed destined for Hollywood megastardom.this weekend to promote his new film, “Trap,” Hartnett opened up about turning down the role of Superman in two separate projects. He said he arrived at that decision after he’d grown distressed at the amount of attention he was receiving from fans and the media.“People’s attention to me at the time was borderline unhealthy,” he explained.
The breaking point, Hartnett said, was when “a guy showed up at one of my premieres with a gun, claiming to be my father. He ended up in prison.” According to the outlet, that incident took place in 2005, around the same time that the Minnesota-born actor was rising to matinee idol status following a string of films like “Wicker Park” and “Sin City.”
In addition to passing on the chance to portray Superman twice, Hartnett also acknowledged he’d been approached by director“I just didn’t want my life to be swallowed up by my work,” he said. “And there was a notion at that time you just kind of give it all up. And you saw what happened to some people back then. They got obliterated by it. I didn’t want that for myself.”opting for more offbeat, less high-profile projects from that point onward.
Interestingly, Hartnett went on to work with Nolan in last year’s Oscar-winning smash “Oppenheimer,” in which he had a supporting role. He returns to the big screen’s “Trap,” out Friday. The thriller follows Cooper , a seemingly doting dad who accompanies his teen daughter to a pop concert. As is Shyamalan’s cinematic signature, however, there’s a big twist when it’s revealed that Hartnett’s character may also be a suspected serial killer on the run from the authorities.. Either way, Hartnett says he’s come to adapt a more balanced approach when it comes to pursuing acting projects while avoiding the pitfalls of fame.
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