![leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio/photo from his website](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/leonardo-DiCaprio-150x150.png)
It’s official: Actor Leonardo DiCaprio will play J. Edgar Hoover in director Clint Eastwood’s upcoming film on the legendary FBI director.
Eastwood told Reuters news service that “it’s a great role for” DiCaprio and that he was in the process of signing a contract with the popular actor.
Eastwood Monday shot down rumors that actor Joaquin Phoenix would be in the film and play Clyde Tolson, Hoover’s right hand man.
![j-edgar-hoover-2 J. Edgar Hoover/fbi photo](https://ticklethewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/j-edgar-hoover-2-150x150.jpg)
Commenting on Hoover, Eastwood told Reuters:
“He was a very complex person. The homosexual aspect is just one of many. I would say that’s the least of his problems. But he was also very clever, whether rightfully or wrongfully, he was very clever about keeping himself in a certain position in life, so it is an interesting study.”
Should be interesting– and controversial.
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