Actor Josh Hartnett is so terrified of technology, he spent years avoiding the purchase of a cell phone.

The 29-year-old star - who plays gadget-savvy character Tom in new film August - admits that in real life he hates technological advances.

And Hartnett insists his resistance has left him unreachable in the past.

He says, "I'm not an early technology adapter. I resisted having a cell phone for a long time." (JMA/NYDN/LR)

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