Julian Assange biopic planned...
Source: Variety
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Because what the man really needs is yet more publicity, someone has decided to start putting together a biopic of unnaturally pale WikiLeaks front man Julian Assange, which the producers are hyping up as “a suspenseful drama thriller.”
Barry Josephson and Michelle Krumm have pooled their respective production companies’ resources to nab the film rights to Aussie reporter Andrew Fowler’s biography of Assange, The Most Dangerous Man in the World.
The book will apparently offer a heavily-researched peek into Assange’s life from childhood to the present, including his founding of WikiLeaks in 2006 and the controversial storm he and his team stirred by releasing secret US diplomatic documents, corporate info about toxic waste dumping and even some internal Scientology manuals. Frankly, you would think that last one would make him more afraid of a response than any legal claims.
Talking of, he’s currently under house arrest in the UK, with Swedish courts looking to extradite him after allegations of rape made against him. We wonder if the US government – which would also like a chat – will try to pull a Roman Polanski and invite him to any eventual film’s premiere, in the hopes he’ll forget what he’s facing and show up, only to be pinched.
Still, Krumm and Josephson think he’s a compelling figure to chronicle on screen. "As soon as I met Andrew and read a few chapters of his profound book, I knew that -- with his incredibly extensive depth of knowledge -- it would enable us to bring a thought-provoking thriller to the screen," Krumm tells Variety. And according to Josephson, it has real potential: "Like All the President's Men in its day, The Most Dangerous Man in the World is this generation's suspenseful drama with global impact."
Source: EmpireOnline
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