Even if you don’t know his story, Edward Snowden’s name should be instantly recognisable. His decision to leak classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013 made headlines worldwide, and a documentary following him (CitizenFour) went on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

It’s a story which is right up the street of Oliver Stone (JFK), and that’s why the filmmaker is bringing a biopic to the big screen later this year. In the first official image, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s (Don Jon) Edward Snowden is looking ready for battle. Could this land the talented actor his first Oscar? It’ll be one to keep an eye on!

The rest of the cast includes Shailene Woodley, who plays Snowden’s girlfriend, along with Tom Wilkinson, Nicolas Cage, Timothy Olyphant, Zachary Quinto, and Rhys Ifans. It’s an impressive line-up, that’s for sure.

It’s going to be very interesting to see how Stone handles this movie, and whether he portrays Snowden as a hero or digs a little deeper and digs into both sides of the opinion that people have about his controversial actions. What do you think about this first look at Gordon-Levitt in the movie? Let us know below.

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