The American Hero

Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar is taking (handsome) shape fast.

On the heels of the announcement that Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick will be joining Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer on the project comes word that Josh Lucas is thisclose to landing the role of Charles Lindbergh in the J. Edgar Hoover biopic

Production on the film, which has DiCaprio playing the shady FBI chief, is set to begin early next month.

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