Armie Hammer Joins Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar Hoover Movie

Published at 4:03 PM on December 13, 2010

By Bonnie Stiernberg

In more Winklevoss-related news, Armie Hammer—the actor who pulled double duty depicting both twins in The Social Network—has been cast in Clint Eastwood’s upcoming J. Edgar Hoover biopic.

Hammer will play Clyde Tolson, associate director of the FBI and love interest of J. Edgar Hoover (Leonardo DiCaprio). And because we know you’re all wondering: Hammer and DiCaprio will lock lips onscreen, but things won’t be getting too hot and heavy: According to E!, “There is just smooching, no bedroom scenes.”

J. Edgar is slated for a 2012 release.

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