The Fifth Estate Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Following Daniel Domscheit-Berg (Brühl), an early supporter and eventual colleague of Julian Assange (Cumberbatch), The Fifth Estate traces the heady, early days of WikiLeaks, culminating in the release of a series of controversial and history changing information leaks. The website’s overnight success brought instant fame to its principal architects and transformed the flow of information to news media and the world at large.

Cited as official plot version from DreamWorksStudios.com

Drama True Story

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Fifth Estate.

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  Benedict Cumberbatch

  ... Julian Assange

  The Book of Clarence, The Courier

• D
  Dan Stevens

  Zero Day (limited series), The Ritual

• 
  Alicia Vikander

  Rumours, The Assessment

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  Daniel Brühl

  ... Daniel Domscheit-Berg

  Eden, The King's Man

• 
  Laura Linney

  ... Sarah Shaw

  Suncoast, Sully

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  Anthony Mackie

  ... Sam Coulson

  The Electric State, Elevation

• D
  David Thewlis

  ... Nick Davies

  Zero Theorem, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II

• P
  Peter Capaldi

  Paddington 2, The Suicide Squad

• C
  Carice van Houten

  ... Birgitta Jónsdóttir

  Lost Girls and Love Hotels, Brimstone

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  Stanley Tucci

  ... James Boswell

  Conclave, The Electric State

Crew Behind the Film

The The Fifth Estate behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Bill Condon last directed The Good Liar and Beauty and the Beast. The film's writer Josh Singer last wrote Maestro and First Man.

Director

Bill Condon

Screenwriter

Josh Singer

Producers

Holly Bario
Kira Goldberg
Michael Sugar

Production Details

What we know about the The Fifth Estate movie production.

Key Facts

• Said director Bill Condon, "It may be decades before we understand the full impact of WikiLeaks and how it's revolutionized the spread of information. So this film won't claim any long view authority on its subject, or attempt any final judgment. We want to explore the complexities and challenges of transparency in the information age and, we hope, enliven and enrich the conversations WikiLeaks has already provoked."
• Distribution internationally will be split among Disney, DreamWorks partner Reliance, and deals made through the studio's partnership with Mister Smith Entertainment.
• "Downton Abbey" actor Dan Stevens will play a hacker friend of Daniel Bruhl's character who comes to work for the website.
• Based on "Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World's Most Dangerous Website" by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and "WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange's War on Secrecy" by David Leigh and Luke Harding.

Production Updates for The Fifth Estate

Aug 2013

Completed

Changed The Fifth Estate movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

May 2013

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jan 2013

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Principal photography has begun. The film will open in theaters on November 15, 2013.

Dec 2012

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Lensing to start in 2013.

Oct 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Oct 2012

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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