J. Edgar: The Shooting Script

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As the face of law enforcement in America for almost fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled, and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career, and his life.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio in the title role, J. Edgar also stars Academy Award nominee Naomi Watts (21 Grams) as Helen Gandy, Hoovers longtime secretary; Armie Hammer (The Social Network) as Hoovers protg Clyde Tolson; and Oscar winner Judi Dench (Shakespeare in Love) as Hoovers over-protective mother, Anne Marie Hoover. The main cast also includes Josh Lucas (Life as We Know It) as the legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh, whose sons kidnapping changes the public profile of the FBI, as well as Damon Herriman (TVs Justified) and Ken Howard (Grey Gardens).

J. Edgar is produced by Eastwood, Oscar winner Brian Grazer (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon) and Oscar nominee Robert Lorenz (Letters from Iwo Jima, Mystic River).

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"J. Edgar is a somber, enigmatic, darkly fascinating tale... Starring an impressive Leonardo DiCaprio and crafted with Clint Eastwood's usual impeccable professionalism, J. Edgar gets its power from the way the director's traditional filmmaking style interacts with the revisionist thrust of Dustin Lance Black's script." -- Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

Author Bio

Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black worked on the Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated television series Big Love as a writer and producer for three seasons. He also wrote screenplays for Pedro, profiling the late AIDS activist and reality television star Pedro Zamora.