Emile Hirsch Skateboards His Way To Cannes

Emile Hirsch goes for a skateboard ride with comedian pal Demetri Martin in Los Angeles on Thursday morning (May 14).

The 24-year-old actor is headed to the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, where his latest film Taking Woodstock will premiere. The comedy-drama is about the Woodstock Festival of 1969. It is directed by Ang Lee and based on the autobiography Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert, and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte. Emile plays Billy, a recently returned Vietnam vet.