Today we learn that Clint Eastwood’s latest film will finally surface at the upcoming American Film Institue’s AFI Fest to not only premiere at the event, it’s actually going to be the opening film.
Source: IndieWire
Clint Eastwood’s Leonardo DiCaprio starring biopic “J. Edgar” will finally surface as the Opening Night Gala of the American Film Institute’s AFI Fest 2011 on November 3. It marks the anticipated film’s world premiere.
Penned by Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”), “J. Edgar” explores the public and private life of the founding director of the FBI. Naomi Watts, Armie Hammer and Judi Dench co-star.
The film opens in limited release shortly after on November 9, and expands on November 11, just in time for awards season.
The 25th AFI Fest runs November 3 – 10 in Hollywood, California.
I’ve been secretly keeping an eye on Clint Eastwood’s movie about FBI founder J.Edgar Hoover for several good reasons. For starters it sounds like it would make a fantastic movie and is being helmed by the great Clint Eastwood.
I really hope this is Eastwood in form again. Invictus and Hereafter weren’t all that impressive. Which pains me to say, because for a while he was on a role. Million Dollar Baby, Mystic River, Gran Torino, Changeling were all outstanding.