Filmmaker Oliver Stone, the man behind such films as JFK, Nixon and W., is now poised to take on another political drama, this time focusing on American whistleblower Edward Snowden

Stone's film will be an adaptation of The Snowden Files, an account of the 2013 NSA scandal, penned by Guardian journalist Luke Harding. Stone will also write the script, The Wrap reports, with Harding and other Guardian journalists serving as consultants."This is one of the greatest stories of our time," Stone said in a statement. "A real challenge. I'm glad to have the Guardian working with us."Snowden, of course, is the man who leaked thousands of classified NSA documents to the media last year, causing international uproar. Currently, he's facing a 30-year prison sentence in the states, although he's been granted temporary asylum in Russia.Stone and Borman hope to begin production on The Snowden Files movie before the end of the year. Meanwhile, Sony and Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are developing their own Snowden pic, based on Glenn Greenwald's book No Place to Hide.

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