Issues have been good for Josh Hartnett these previous few years. The Y2K period teen star has established a enjoyable new groove for himself, working in style photos like this week’s bonkers actioner “Fight or Flight,” directed by James Madigan, M. Night time Shyamalan’s devious “Trap” from final yr, and Man Ritchie’s homage to “Heat,” “Wrath of Man” (2021). So in honor of “Fight or Flight” hitting screens this weekend, right here’s the perfect of Josh Hartnett from each at times.
Hartnett’s breakout got here with two horror movies in 1998, “Halloween H20: 20 Years Later,” a now-maligned legasequel within the Haddonfield/Laurie Strode/Michael Myers universe. What’s notable about this one is that Jamie Lee Curtis’ mom, horror icon Janet Leigh (“Psycho”), appeared reverse her daughter within the movie (hire it on all digital platforms). However the extra memorable movie was “The Faculty,” directed by Robert Rodriguez, wherein Hartnett performs a highschool scholar who realizes that each one the academics are aliens. Hire “The Faculty” on all digital platforms.
He additionally co-starred in Sofia Coppola’s glowing and moody debut “The Virgin Suicides” in 1999, reverse Kirsten Dunst (streaming on Kanopy or obtainable to hire). He leaned into the retro heartthrob function with Michael Bay’s bombastic 2001 World Warfare II interval piece “Pearl Harbor,” because the third in a love triangle made up of Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale (streaming on Hulu). That yr, he additionally took his flip in an up to date Shakespearean adaptation that have been all the fad then, “O,” an adaptation of “Othello,” directed by Tim Blake Nelson and co-starring Julia Stiles and Mekhi Phifer.
The early aughts have been good to Hartnett, as he additionally co-starred in Ridley Scott’s ensemble motion drama “Black Hawk Down,” in regards to the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. The movie is out there to stream on Netflix or Kanopy. In 2002, Hartnett starred within the weird celibacy rom-com “40 Days and 40 Nights” with Shannyn Sossamon a few man who meets the love of his life whereas he’s given up intercourse for Lent. Hire it on all platforms.
