Film producer returns to his Missouri roots

After a brief stay in L.A., Josh Hartnett begins filming his debut on friendly turf
Monday, June 25, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT; updated 11:12 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Josh Hartnett has tried to make a life in new places, most recently Los Angeles, but always found a reason to come back to Missouri. The Kansas City native knew right away that Columbia would be the best place to shoot his first film, “Ron Is an Island,” about a rudderless college boy.

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