Comments on: Clint Eastwood To Direct Dustin Lance Black’s J. Edgar Hoover Biopic https://staging2.theplaylist.net/clint-eastwood-to-direct-dustin-lance-20100311/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 01:59:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: Marlowe https://staging2.theplaylist.net/clint-eastwood-to-direct-dustin-lance-20100311/#comment-17326 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:33:01 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4277#comment-17326 I think Alex Norton would be really good, honestly, but I kinda doubt any studio would go for that considering his biggest American role has been "Superstitious Captain" in the second Pirates of the Caribbean.

]]> By: Anonymous https://staging2.theplaylist.net/clint-eastwood-to-direct-dustin-lance-20100311/#comment-17325 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:37 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4277#comment-17325 Colin Farrell or Josh Brolin (with lots of makeup) for Hoover.

I hope they portray Hoover as the criminal he was.

Hoskins was my favorite portrayal.

]]> By: rodrigoperez https://staging2.theplaylist.net/clint-eastwood-to-direct-dustin-lance-20100311/#comment-17322 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:24:10 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4277#comment-17322 good point, noted.

]]> By: Alex https://staging2.theplaylist.net/clint-eastwood-to-direct-dustin-lance-20100311/#comment-17321 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:21:53 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4277#comment-17321 Two generations of by-the-numbers Oscar bait creators. This is historical, er, forgettable.

Also, The Reporter article says Black already penned the script, so given Eastwood's breakneck pace, I can't imagine this is far off from shooting.

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