THE KILLING OF OSAMA BIN LADAN movie by the same person who made the hurt locker to be released in theaters a month before the polls open
Looks like Obama needs all the help he can to pull out a 3rd rabbit out of his hat
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/casting-osama-bin-laden-movie/story?id=14281038The story and cast are still in flux, but Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden movie is already stirring controversy.
Earlier this week, Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, called for an investigation into whether the White House gave Bigelow, the Oscar-winning director of " The Hurt Locker," access to confidential information while she researched the film.
King has also suggested potential political ramifications from the film, which is scheduled for release in October 2012, just before the presidential election.
The still unnamed project, which Bigelow and "Hurt Locker" screenwriter Mark Boal have had in the works for some time, was fastracked after bin Laden was killed May 1.
No doubt the new script will incorporate details of bin Laden's death, but so far Bigelow and Boal have kept the storyline under wraps.
All they would say is that their movie will be nonpartisan.
"Our upcoming film project about the decade-long pursuit of bin Laden has been in the works for many years and integrates the collective efforts of three administrations, including those of Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama, as well as the cooperative strategies and implementation by the Department of Defense and the CIA," they said in a statement.
As for the cast, only one name has been attached to the project -- relative unknown Australian actor Joel Edgerton. The Los Angeles Times reported that Edgerton, who appeared in the "Star Wars" prequels and last year's sleeper hit "Animal Kingdom," will play a special operative in the picture. The 37-year-old actor will be part of an ensemble of male commandos.
Who will round out the group of commandos or who will play public enemy No. 1 is still up for grabs.
"Knowing Bigelow's work," Michael Hogan, editor-in-chief of Moviefone, told ABCNews.com, "I have a feeling she's going to want people whose star quality is not distracting you from the film.
"If you barge into bin Laden's lair and it's John Turturro, that's going to take you out of the moment," he said.
More likely, Bigelow will create some stars, the way she did with Jeremy Renner, who received an Oscar nod for his role in "Hurt Locker."
"She's got the power now," Hogan said. "She doesn't need a star to get the film made."
But since it's fun to speculate who could fit the bill, we asked Hogan for some of his picks.
