Joseph Gordon-Levitt eyed for Edward Snowden film

Oliver Stone reportedly wants Joseph Gordon-Levitt to star in his movie about NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden.

That's right, Oliver Stone is making a movie about a hideous Orwellian conspiracy that will make us all fear for our lives. Go figure.

Reports said Monday that Stone, who is writing, directing and producing the film, has made it known he wants Levitt in the starring role, although negotiations have not started yet. Levitt has not commented on the matter but sources have said he is keenly interested.

Stone's movie will be adapted from two books, Rolling Stone reports: "Time of the Octopus," a novel written by Snowden's attorney, Anatoly Kucherena, and "The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man," written by journalist Luke Harding. Filming is slated to start late this year.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is said to be director Oliver Stone's first choice to play Edward Snowden in a film about the NSA whistle-blower. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT HEADSHOT ( ANDREW KELLY )

Snowden, a former intelligence analyst for the U.S. leaked thousands of classified government documents detailing NSA global surveillance programs, among other matters, to media outlets. Snowden, who could face a 30-year-prison sentence if convicted of spying charges in the U.S., is seeking asylum in the European Union while living in an unknown location in Russia.

Stone has praised Snowden as a "hero."

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