‘Hurt Locker’ Team Hired By WikiLeaks To Produce Bradley Manning Biopic
HOLLYWOOD, CA — Wikileaks announced today that they were producing a biopic about the "life, times, and struggles" of Private First Class Bradley Manning, with the help of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal.
The leader of the controversial organization -- known for leaking classified information -- was happy to announce their agreements with the creative force behind The Hurt Locker.
The filmmaking duo just wrapped up a film about the hunt for bin laden called Zero Dark Thirty -- partially based on intelligence briefs they received from the White House, set to be released later this year.
"We're very happy to have both of them aboard and look forward to the film," said Julian Assange, Wikileaks founder. "And we were really disappointed in the Obama administration. They pulled off the bin Laden raid and we had no idea. That's the kind of oversight we're trying to prevent."
Assange says he fights for open information and access to secrets for everyone -- although he refused to share his credit c…
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