EMILE HIRSCH is following his dynamite performance in last year’s MILK with a great turn in ANG LEE’s peaon to the Summer of Love, TAKING WOODSTOCK. And now he tells that that he’s teaming up with director CATHERINE HARDWICKE for a contemporary, teen friendly version of SHAKESPEARE’S  HAMLET. We spoke with HIRSCH yesterday about the project and he seems pretty excited. Listen in below:

TAKING WOODSTOCK opens in theaters  8/28