ROBERT DUVALL Joins HBO’s ‘Hemingway’ Movie!

Oscar-winner Robert Duvall has joined Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman in HBO Films‘ ‘Hemingway & Gellhorn‘, which has already begun filming in San Francisco – according to Variety.

Duvall has a small role as a Russian general in the movie, which features an ensemble cast – including David Strathairn, Molly Parker, Rodrigo Santoro, Parker Posey, Lars Ulrich, Santiago Cabrera, Saverio Guerra, Peter Coyote, Diane Baker and Tony Shalhoub.

James Gandolfini is one of the executive producers on the flick, which tells the story of Ernest Hemingway‘s (Owen) volatile relationship with rising war correspondent Martha Gellhorn (Kidman), during and after the Spanish Civil War.

Alexandra Ryan, Barbara Turner, Peter Kaufman and Trish Hofmann also serve as exec producers.

Kaufman is directing from a script written by Jerry Stahl and Turner. According to reports, various San Francisco locations will stand in for Key West, Spain, China, Cuba and New York.