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Stephen Root boards 'J. Edgar'
By Adnan Tezer Feb 25, 2011, 19:36 GMT
Stephen Root 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").
Shooting is underway.
The cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio as Hoover alongside Naomi Watts, 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.
Root will play Arthur Koehler, a wood specialist who helps Hoover solve the mystery of the Lindbergh kidnapping case through an examination of the ladder used by the kidnapper.
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard are producing through Imagine Entertainment along with Eastwood and Rob Lorenz through their Warner-based Malpaso production shingle.
Root can be currently seen in Fox Searchlight's comedy "Cedar Rapids." He voices a character in the upcoming animated film "Rango" and will be seen in "The Conspirator," "Everything Must Go" and "Red State."
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