London,
(ANI):
Leonardo
DiCaprio
is
all
set
to
play
the
director
of
America's
Federal
Bureau
of
Investigation
(FBI)
in
a
new
film,
according
to
reports.
Following
in
the
footsteps
of
stars
like
Billy
Crudup
and
Bob
Hoskins,
the
'Titanic" star
is
in
talks
to
play
the
powerful
role
in
a
new
biopic
about
J.
Edgar
Hoover,
reports
the
Daily
Express.
Earlier,
Crudup
played
the
FBI
boss
onscreen
in
last
year's
'Public
Enemies",
while
Hoskins
played
the
same
role
in
Oliver
Stone's
'Nixon" in
1995.
And
now,
DiCaprio
is
considering
tackling
the
role
in
'Hoover".
The
film
will
be
directed
by
Clint
Eastwood,
according
to
reports
by
website
Deadline
New
York.