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    Wednesday
    Sep222010

    Phoenix to join DiCaprio in 'Hoover'?

     

    While it's been more than two years since he last acted (unless you count that mockumentary I'm Still Here), Joaquin Phoenix is reportedly up for a vital role in Clint Eastwood's upcoming biographical-drama, Hoover, based on the life of famous FBI head, J. Edgar Hoover.

    Vulture reports Phoenix is Eastwood's top choice for the role of Clyde Tolson, Hoover's esteemed protege and suspected lover during their tenure in the FBI.  It's said while the deal for DiCaprio is not complete (DiCaprio obviously to play Hoover), it's believed once the actor signs on the dotted line, Phoenix will be next to join.  Here's more on the story:

    With a script by Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, Hoover explores the two men’s complicated relationship; neither man ever admitted to being gay, and Hoover was known for hunting down and intimidating those who dared questioned his sexual preference while he was alive. But Hoover’s actions in death seem to suggest they were more than simply pals in life: When Hoover died, Tolson was not only the beneficiary of Hoover’s life-insurance policy, he also inherited Hoover's estate and moved into his house. At Hoover’s funeral, he accepted the U.S. flag draped over Hoover's coffin, and today, Tolson's grave is a few yards from Hoover's in the Congressional Cemetery.

    Insiders tell us that Eastwood’s casting agent, Fiona Ware (who cast Hereafter), is already scheduled to fly into Burbank from London in early October to begin the casting process. One has to wonder if her imminent arrival might be the reason for Casey Affleck’s sudden and out-of-the-blue decision to “come clean” about the fictional nature of the Phoenix documentary I’m Still Here — fear that portraying him as a drug-addled crazy with a tenuous grip on reality might jeopardize Phoenix’s chances at such a fantastic and potentially Oscar-worthy role.

    Maybe this will end up scoring both DiCaprio and Phoenix their first Oscars?  Only time will tell.

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