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Snowden is an upcoming American biographical political thriller film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Kieran Fitzgerald. The film is based on the books The Snowden Files by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Scott Eastwood, Melissa Leo, Timothy Olyphant, Zachary Quinto, Nicolas Cage and Tom Wilkinson. Filming began on February 16, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Snowden is scheduled to be released in North American theaters on December 25, 2015.

Plot

Edward Snowden, an American computer professional, leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) to the mainstream media starting in June 2013.

Cast

• Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden
• Shailene Woodley as Lindsay Mills
• Scott Eastwood
• Melissa Leo as Laura Poitras
• Timothy Olyphant
• Zachary Quinto as Glenn Greenwald
• Tom Wilkinson as Ewen MacAskill
• Nicolas Cage
• Keith Stanfield
• Rhys Ifans
• Joely Richardson
• Ben Schnetzer

Production

Development

On June 2, 2014, it was announced that Oliver Stone and Moritz Borman acquired the rights to the book The Snowden Files by Luke Harding and Stone would write and direct a film based on the book. On June 10, 2014, Stone acquired the rights to another book, Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena. Stone would use both books as the sources to write the screenplay. On November 6, 2014, Open Road Films acquired the U.S. rights to the film, while the Wild Bunch was set to handle foreign sales. Deadline confirmed on November 10, 2014 that Endgame Entertainment had boarded the film to produce.

Casting

On September 21, 2014, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was in talks to play Edward Snowden, an American computer professional who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency (NSA) to the mainstream media starting in June 2013. On November 10, 2014, news confirmed that Levitt would be starring in the lead role. On November 14, 2014, Shailene Woodley was in final talks to join the film to play Snowden's girlfriend, Lindsay Mills. On February 2, 2015, Scott Eastwood joined the cast to play an NSA agent. On February 4, 2015, three more actors joined the cast; Melissa Leo will play documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, Zachary Quinto will play Glenn Greenwald, the journalist chosen by Snowden to leak sensitive information, and Tom Wilkinson will play Ewen MacAskill, defense and intelligence correspondent for The Guardian, who helped report the Snowden story. On February 13, 2015, Variety reported that Ben Schnetzer had also joined the film. On February 19, 2015, Timothy Olyphant joined the film to star as a CIA agent who befriended Snowden before he fled to Russia, and Rhys Ifans and Joely Richardson were added to the cast of the film on February 20, 2015. Nicolas Cage also signed on to play the role of a former US Intelligence official on February 23, 2015. Keith Stanfield was added to the cast on February 25, 2015 to play a National Security Administration co-worker and a close friend to Snowden.

Filming

Filming began on February 16, 2015 in Munich, Germany. Shooting will last until mid-May.

Release

On February 20, 2015, Open Roads set the film for a December 25, 2015 domestic release. Pathé would release the film in France on December 30, 2015 and Universum Film would release in Germany on January 8, 2016.

References

1. Kemp, Stuart (June 2, 2014). "Oliver Stone to Direct Edward Snowden Film". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
2. Kemp, Stuart (June 10, 2014). "Oliver Stone Options Novel by Edward Snowden's Russian Lawyer". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
3. McClintock, Pamela (November 6, 2014). "Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden Film Fails to Find Major Studio Home". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
4. Fleming Jr, Mike (November 10, 2014). "Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden Movie Acquired By Open Road & Endgame – Update". deadline.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
5. Fleming Jr, Mike (September 21, 2014). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Circling Edward Snowden Role In Oliver Stone Film". deadline.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
6. Alter, Charlotte (November 10, 2014). "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Play Edward Snowden in New Movie". time.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
7. Siegel, Tatiana (November 14, 2014). "Shailene Woodley in Talks to Star in Oliver Stone's Snowden Film (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
8. Patten, Dominic (February 2, 2015). "Scott Eastwood Joins Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden Pic". deadline.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
9. Sneider, Jeff (February 4, 2015). "Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson to Play 'Citizenfour' Trio in Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden Movie (Exclusive)". thewrap.com. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
10. Kroll, Justin (February 13, 2015). "'Pride' Actor Joins Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden Film". variety.com. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
11. Fleming Jr, Mike (February 19, 2015). "Timothy Olyphant Follows 'Justified' With Oliver Stone's Edward Snowden Film". deadline.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
12. ^ McNary, Dave (February 20, 2015). "Oliver Stone's 'Snowden' Set for Christmas Release in U.S." variety.com. Retrieved February 21, 2015.
13. Jaafar, Ali (February 23, 2015). "Nicolas Cage Joins Oliver Stone's 'Snowden'". deadline.com. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
14. Patten, Dominic (February 25, 2015). "Oliver Stone's 'Snowden' Pic Adds 'Straight Outta Compton' Actor". deadline.com. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
15. "On The Set For 2/16/15: David O. Russell Starts Lensing 'Joy', 'Maze Runner 2′ Wraps & More". ssninsider.com. February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

External links

• Snowden at IMDb
• Snowden at Box Office Mojo

• 2015 films
• American films
• Films directed by Oliver Stone
• Screenplays by Oliver Stone
• Films shot in Bavaria
• Films shot in Germany
• Edward Snowden