Comments on: ‘Burn Notice’ Star Jeffrey Donovan Will Play Bobby Kennedy In Clint Eastwood’s ‘J. Edgar’

By: Kevin Klawitter

Kevin Klawitter — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:58:32 +0000

This is a pleasant suprise. To be honest, I was expecting Matt Damon to get the part, small as it may be, because of his good working relationship with Eastwood.

I\’m still excited for Damon\’s RFK biopic, though.

And I completely disagree with Bob. It\’s an excellent script, and just because it doesn\’t cover the parts bob wants it to doesn\’t mean it is a \”joke\”. In fact, it DOES cover some of the things Bob mentions.

The simple fact is that the movie is about J. Edgar Hoover the MAN and not J. Edgar Hoover the FBI head and conspiracy buff boogeyman. I love conspiracy theories as much as the next guy, but Dustin Lance Black\’s take on J. Eddy is much more complex and layered than bob\’s take on him probably would be.

By: paul

paul — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:58:32 +0000

Would it be possible to ger a copy of the J. Edgar script? I\’d genuinely appreciate it.

foolboy2009@hotmail.com

By: bob

bob — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:58:32 +0000

I\’ve had the displeasure of reading Lance-Black\’s \”Hoover\” script and it\’s a joke. The script, oddly, spends more time with the Charles Lindbergh event than anything else. For those born yesterday, the Lindbergh event is boring and minor compared to Hoover\’s war on African-Americans, the American Indian, the Kennedy\’s, and so-called \”communists.\” Hoover\’s FBI was a morally bankrupt organization that targeted American citizens who did nothing wrong. In fact, only 2% of Hoover\’s investigations during his entire tenure led to prosecutions.

The scene in the script featuring RFK shows that Lance-Black thinks JFK\’s affairs with women is the sum total of him and the Kennedys. I urge the playlist to read the script again and then ready BOOKS about Hoover and his FBI. Comparing the historical record to Black\’s script makes one wonder what Leo and Eastwood are drinking. The fact that Hoover was a closet homosexual should not be an excuse for his actions. Even more troublesome, the script seems to suggest that because he was gay, he made the decisions he made. Huh?

I hope Matt Damon can get his RFK movie in motion.