It’s shaping up to be a rather busy weekend around the District. In addition to the first weekend of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and the National Marathon (we’ll have more on that later), there’ll be a big-time movie shoot going on. According to the D.C. Office of Motion Picture and Television Development, the Clint Eastwood-directed, Leonardo DiCaprio-starring J. Edgar Hoover biopic J. Edgar will be filming on Saturday and Sunday in “downtown D.C.”

”J. Edgar”, the highly anticipated biopic on FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover will be coming to the District this weekend. Clint Eastwood is directing the film, which will star Leonardo DiCaprio as the legendary FBI Director. Hoover was instrumental in founding the FBI in 1935, where he remained director until his death in 1972. Shooting will take place in downtown DC Saturday and Sunday. One of the preeminent location managers in the District, Carol Flaisher, will be serving as the location manager for the film.

Source:DCist