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Naomi Watts goes to work for 'J. Edgar'
By Adnan Tezer Jan 26, 2011, 21:02 GMT
Naomi Watts has joined the cast of Warner Bros.' J. Edgar Hoover biopic "J. Edgar."
According to Variety, Clint Eastwood is directing from a script written by Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black ("Milk").
The cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio as Hoover alongside Ed Westwick, Damon Herriman, Armie Hammer, Josh Lucas and Ken Howard.
Hoover was appointed director of the Bureau of Investigation in 1924 and later was the head of the FBI when it was founded 11 years later.
Watts will play Hoover's longtime personal secretary Helen Gandy, who worked for him from 1918 until his death in 1972.
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are producing through Imagine Entertainment along with Eastwood and Rob Lorenz through their Warner-based Malpaso production shingle.
Shooting is expected to begin in February.
Watts was last seen in "Fair Game" and will be seen in the upcoming thriller "Dream House."
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