Clint Eastwood is attached to direct a feature about famed FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover. Leonardo DiCaprio is currently attached to play Hoover. Armie Hammer, of Social Network fame, has been cast to play Clyde Tolson – Hoover’s right-hand man and secret lover. The script was penned by Oscar-winning writer Dustin Lance Black.
Black, who is gay himself, did a phenomenal job portraying a controversial, homosexual government official in Milk. He wrote about Harvey Milk’s political insurgence and courage in advocating gay rights during the 70s. Hoover’s story gives him an opportunity to construct a narrative about gay rights during the 40s, 50s and 60s which were much more restrictive times for homosexual officials.
The difference between the two stories though is that Milk was openly gay, whereas Hoover never came out of the closet. He is, however, popularly regarded as being at least bisexual. There are numerous rumors of him being a cross-dresser and also sexually involved with his partner, Tolson.
It’ll be interesting to see how Black portrays Hoover. Imagine will be producing along with Warner Brothers. The movie’s due for a 2012 release.
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