It’s no secret anymore: Sony Pictures Entertainment made the first move on a potential Edward Snowden movie, optioning rights to No Place to Hide, the new book by former Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald, whose reporting on the NSA leak won the newspaper the Pulitzer Prize.

The book debuted worldwide on Tuesday under the full title No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State. It's Greenwald’s personal account of his reporting on the revelations contained in Snowden’s NSA leak.

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Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the duo behind the modern James Bond films, will produce the movie.

Greenwald worked with Snowden to break story after story about the U.S. government’s intelligence gathering, bringing the NSA’s activities to light for the first time.

“Edward Snowden’s explosive revelations have raised important questions about the role of government in protecting its citizens and the balance between national security and personal freedom,” said Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures. “We are extremely proud that Michael, Barbara and Glenn chose Sony to bring this riveting story to the big screen, and believe that Glenn’s account of this incredible international event will make for a gripping and unforgettable film.”

Sony has a strong track record of bringing modern, global-scale procedurals to the bigscreen, most recently with Oscar nominations for The Social Network and Zero Dark Thirty. The studio’s next step will be to hire a screenwriter and/or director to adapt the film, a hiring process that itself can take months or years; even if Sony fast-tracks No Place to Hide, the very soonest we might see it in theaters would be 2016.

“I'm very happy to be working with Amy Pascal, Doug Belgrad, and the team at Sony Pictures Entertainment who have a successful track record of making thoughtful and nuanced true-life stories that audiences want to see,” Greenwald said. “Growing up, I was heavily influenced by political films, and am excited about the opportunity to be part of a political film that will resonate with today’s moviegoers.”