The first photo of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone's biopic entitled Snowden was released on Tuesday morning.
The biopic will tell the story of Snowden in his pre-whistle-blower days, when he was "an ordinary man who unquestioningly served his country." Shailene Woodley will be playing Snowden's girlfriend in the film, while Nicolas Cage will be playing a former U.S. intelligence officer. The film will also star Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Rhys Ifans, and Timothy Olyphant. Snowden was also known as the main subject of the Oscar winning documentary Citizenfour.
I haven't seen Citizenfour, so I can't say that I'm well rounded with the story of this man. But, I'm looking forward to this film mainly for the cast. I'm very mixed when it comes to Oliver Stone because he's made some great films and he's made some not-so-great films. But, I appreciate his passion for filmmaking. This is definitely a film that is up his alley! Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of my favorite actors working today... he's had an impressive career ever since he was a kid (I use to watch Angels in the Outfield all the time when I was younger). He's also had an impressive career as an up-and-coming writer and director with his debut being 2013's well-received Don Jon. He could even get an Oscar nomination for Robert Zemeckis' The Walk (releasing on October 9th), where he portrays French high-wire artist Philippe Petit. He's definitely going to be great in this movie no matter what. I love the rest of the cast... Shailene Woodley is one of my favorite actresses working today and Nicolas Cage is awesome, no matter how many bad movies he's appeared in. I'm looking forward to seeing this film and I can see lots of awards for this movie!
Snowden will be released in theaters on December 25th.
- BS
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