J. EDGAR

Inizio a pensare che il physique du role le stia giocando brutti scherzi ùù

penso a Sandra Oh che in Grey's si mangia tutti a colazione col caffelatte ma non fa uno straccio di film degno di lei ù_ù

Gossip Girl cast members are making it big in Hollywood. That certainly seems to be the trend. We saw Blake Lively in The Town and she’ll appear in Green Lantern opposite Ryan Reynolds come June. Leighton Meester sings her way into the hearts of audiences in Country Strong, in theaters right now. But the news of the hour is for Ed Westwick, the British actor who portrays Chuck Bass, and his new film role.
According to the Collider, the young actor has just joined the cast of J. Edgar. This is no small feat. Director Clint Eastwood is as critically acclaimed as they come. His projects Unforgiven, Mystic River, Million Dollar Baby, and Letters from Iwo Jima all earned Eastwood nominations for Best Director. He won those for Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven, in fact.

Eastwood has also cast Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick as Agent Smith, an operative with a talent for writing who is tasked with writing Hoover’s biography but becomes a problem when he unravels things he maybe shouldn’t have.

J. Edgar films in February with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead, title role. Armie Hammer is his best friend/confidant and possible male lover Clyde Tlson, Damon Herriman is Bruno Hauptmann the man convicted of the murder of the Lindbergh baby and Judi Dench will support, but her role remains a mystery.

If you're a member of the Chuck Bass fan club, then lend me your ears eyes. Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick is making major moves to the big screen, signing on for a substantial supporting role role in Clint Eastwood's upcoming J. Edgar Hoover biopic. Westwick will play an FBI operative who gets into trouble when he starts writing Hoover's biopic and learns a little too much. Blake Lively may be gunning for the biggest post-Gossip Girl movie career, but it sounds like Mr. Westwick may be ready to give her a run for her money.

He will play Agent Smith, an operative commissioned to dig up some dirt for a biography of the closeted FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover (DiCaprio) who hits a little too close to home when he sniffs around Hoover's protege and lover Clyde Tolson (Hammer).

Gotta say, when you say "Bourgeoise men *****ing each other," I've never really thought "Clint Eastwood!" but he's a surefooted director and the biopic Hoover will probably turn out to be a Talented Mr. Ripley-esque thrill ride. Also, Armie Hammer on a screen of any kind can't possibly be a bad thing, ever.

It's the biggest role in Westwick's brief career and a step in the right direction if he intends on making a permanent jump to features after his eventual departure from GG. I haven't followed the show too closely (though I admit the first two seasons were guilty pleasures), but I believe that Westwick is the most talented actor on it, so I'm happy to see him get some real work.

J. Edgar is set to begin filming in February for a tentative 2012 release, though it could easily be ready by late 2011.