PEARL HARBOR - HARTNETT TACKLES FOOTBALL FILM

PEARL HARBOR star JOSH HARTNETT is hoping to train with American football team the Tennessee Titans to prepare for a part in a news sporting movie. The actor has landed the lead in the film adaptation of Don DeLillo's book End Zone and he's hoping to call on advice from longtime neighbour Matt Burke, the Titans' assistant coach. Hartnett says, "I'm gonna go and hang out on the sidelines and see what it's like." But he insists he's not a complete novice when it comes to the gridiron: "I played football when I was a kid but ended up tearing a ligament and kind of quitting."