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2 July 2008 6:00 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Josh Hartnett has some big shoes to fill. The actor, 29, has signed on to play charismatic car dealer Charlie Babbitt – the role made famous by Tom Cruise in 1988's Oscar-winning film, Rainman – for a stage adaptation planned for London's West End in September. "It has always been my intent to work on the London stage," Hartnett said according to the BBC. The role of Hartnett's autistic brother – which earned Dustin Hoffman an Academy Award for Best Actor – will be played by British thespian Adam Godley – most recognizable in America for his roles in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Love Actually.

18 June 2008 8:20 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

Johnny Depp is a cat in the hat one 12-year-old will never forget. Playing 1930's bank robber John Dillinger – American's Most Wanted at the time – for his upcoming movie Public Enemies, Depp was shooting on location in Wisconsin in April when he was observed on the set by local boy Jack Taylor, who especially admired Depp/Dillinger's hat. In fact, the boy wanted the fedora, and asked the actor if he could have it. Depp, 45, said Taylor could, once the movie was finished. Last week, reports the Oshkosh, Wis., newspaper the Northwestern, Depp made good on his promise. Taylor received the hat.

Stephen M. Silverman

2 articles from 2008