HBO's WikiLeaks Film Gets Director Charles Ferguson

MovieWeb

By Cat Parker

Published Apr 29, 2011

The Inside Job director takes a closer look at the Australian publisher who orchestrated the release of sensitive U.S. government documents.

Inside Job director Charles Ferguson has signed on to direct HBO's upcoming film about WikiLeaks mastermind Julian Assange.

The HBO docu-film will examine the life of Julian Assange, the Australian publisher and journalist who set off a firestorm late in 2010 when he orchestrated the release of thousands of sensitive U.S. government documents.

No production date has been set.