Robert De Niro has already turned the spotlight onto the early days of the CIA in The Good Shepherd but now the agency's less controversial sister organisation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, will get similar treatment. Clint Eastwood, an eternally shining star of cinema, has turned his attention to J Edgar Hoover, founder of the FBI.
Imagine Entertainment's Brian Glover is overseeing the production while Milk-scripter Dustin Lance Black will pen the screenplay to narrate Hoover's story from when he founded the FBI in 1935 and led it until his death in 1972. Hoover cast himself as a man dedicated to justice, eager to use modern tools to bring down criminals, but his private life was more controversial with allegations of closeted homesexuality and cross-dressing. He was also accused of abusing his power by harassing political activists and collecting sensitive information on American leaders.
While we don't know which studio will land the deal, Eastwood's recent hits such as Gran Torino and Million Dollar Baby were distributed by Warner Bros. so they may well decide to work on this latest Eastwood project as well.
