#25. Untitled Kathryn Bigelow Osama Bin Laden Thriller
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Writer(s): Mark Boal
Producers: Boal and Megan Ellison
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
The Gist: Written by Boal, this is described as a black ops thriller which focuses on the mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, which culminated in his death during a high-stakes raid on his compound in Pakistan on May 2nd, 2011...(more)
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Edgar Ramirez and Mark Strong have just joined Jason Clarke, Chris Pratt and lead Joel Edgerton.
List Worthy Reasons…: Thanks to one Republican party member for giving this project tremendous buzz when it was in the development stage – rumors that an the Academy award winning director had classified Bin Laden information in her possession is beyond ridiculous, but aligning herself with scribe Mark Boal assures an authenticity, fleshed out combat zone situations and characters (soldiers quirks have always been a point of fascination for me. We saw how great journalism and popcorn could be a winning formula on the smaller scaled The Hurt Locker, but working from a backdrop and a form she is accustomed to, this might be slightly less badass than her Oscar wining pic but a great pulled from the headlines account.
Release Date/Status?: With casting almost confirmed and an imminent production start date, Columbia Pictures have targeted an awards-friendly date of December 19th, but don’t be surprised if this moves into 2013.
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