Edward Snowden's story: coming to a theater near you? <\/p>\n
San Jose, Calif. (CNNMoney) <\/p>\n
It's very possible, now that Oliver Stone has announced that he is writing a Snowden screenplay based on the book \"The Snowden Files,\" published earlier this year by the Guardian reporter Luke Harding. <\/p>\n
Stone and his producing partner Moritz Borman announced their plans -- and said Borman is \"fast-tracking\" the project -- in a press release on Monday. <\/p>\n
The announcement comes on the heels of Sony Pictures Entertainment's acquisition of the rights to another book about the leaks: Glenn Greenwald's \"No Place to Hide.\" Two well-known producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, are attached to that project. <\/p>\n
Heightening the competition between the two projects, Greenwald has been publicly critical of Harding's book. <\/p>\n
Greenwald's original stories based on Snowden's secret documents were published by the Guardian last June. Greenwald left the Guardian a few months later for a journalism startup called The Intercept. <\/p>\n
Stone and Borman said Monday that Harding and others still at the Guardian \"will also act as exclusive production and story consultants.\" <\/p>\n
\"This is one of the greatest stories of our time. A real challenge,\" Stone said in a statement. \"I'm glad to have the Guardian working with us.\" <\/p>\n
We'll see which, if either, film makes it into theaters. <\/p>\n
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