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BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Hartnett to star in Rain Man play
USATODAY.com - Pop Candy found this 7/2/2008 on news.bbc.co.uk [flag]
Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett has signed up to star in a West End version of the Oscar-winning film Rain Man. The 29-year-old, whose screen credits include Pearl Harbor, has landed the role of car dealer Charlie Babbitt, played by Tom Cruise in the 1988 film. Hartnett said: "It has always been my intent to work on the London stage." The play, opening in September, also stars British actor ... [link]

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Published 7/2/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
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Published 7/2/2008 at Celebritology
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Harnett brings Cruise role to life in London
Published 7/2/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
Whatever happened to Josh Hartnett, 29? He has signed to play the Tom Cruise role in a West End version of Rain Man . The play, opening in September, also stars British actor Adam Godley as Hartnett's autistic brother Raymond, played by Dustin Hoffman in the film.

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